Midnight in Cairo

This audiobook highlights the vibrant and pioneering women who shaped Cairo's entertainment scene during the 1920s and '30s, a time of cultural dynamism and social change. It explores their roles as performers, entrepreneurs, and trailblazers, offering a rich portrait of a period marked by artistic innovation and evolving ideas about gender and modernity. Through the stories of iconic figures like Rose al-Youssef, Mounira al-Mahdiyya, and Oum Kalthoum, the narrative reveals how these women contributed to a new vision of freedom and enterprise in Egypt amid complex political and social currents.