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Several of my articles on Garden City were plagiarized word for word by novelist MEKKAWI SAID (winner of the Egyptian State price for literature!!!!) and re-published under his own name in a three-part series in El-Masry El-Youm daily in September 2015.

Cheers to our "talented" literature prize awardee. Your pain his gain !!!

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SPRING HOME TOUR OF HISTORIC MAADI
The Maadi Tour of Homes Committee

reproduction of Saffeya Moine al-Arab's painting of her garden

Because the March 1998 Maadi Home Tour was such a great success, a second was launched in March 1999. Like its predecessor, its mission was the "promotion and preservation of Maadi's historic architecture and beautiful green neighborhoods by drawing awareness to and fostering and understanding of the economic, cultural, and aesthetic importance of historic preservation, and by funding citizens with available proceeds in preservation or beautification projects and services that enhance living in Maadi."

1999 Maadi Home Tour Committee

Mary Bailey - Chairperson
Cheryl Bryant - Co-Chairperson
Sally Acomb / Colleen Klingseisen - Home Selection
Susan Hutton - Treasurer
Holly Moeri - Publicity
Cheryl Newey / Peggy Alderman- Progam & Tickets
Peggy Dwyer / Betsy Dobbs / Cheryl Gullleber - Garden Tea Party
Samia Zeitoun / Flower Arrangements
Anne Marchant - Security
Asmaa El Halwagy - Community Liason
Ginda Simpson - Program Artist

On Saturday March 20, 1999 the following homes were made available for visits between 12:00 and 16:00. Villas are referred to by their original names).

Sidley Manor (succ. Emil Zaidan, Youssef Takla) presently leased to South African embassy

Sidley Manor (now South African Embassy residence) on Road 13
Villa Harrari (later home of Geroge & Jean Zaidan presently occupied by Mr. & Mrs. Michael Crowell) on Road 17
Pension Sporting - Hochstein (now occupied by C.P. Janardhan) on Road 15
Villa Max Rothschild (now occupied by Mr. & Mrs. Curt Ferguson
Villa Emil Klauser (now Swiss Embassy residence
on Road 84 / 16
Villa occupied by Mr & Mrs Robert Sheppard of Amoco Oil on Road 79

Swiss embassy residence (ex-Villa Emil Klauser)


articles posted on egy.com were published in the following books by Samir W Raafat: THE EGYPTIAN BOURSE, Zeitouna, Cairo -- CAIRO THE GLORY YEARS, Harpocrates, Alexandria -- HISTORY & SOCIETY IN A CAIRO SUBURB; MAADI 1904-1962, Palm Press, Cairo -- PRIVILEGED FOR THREE CENTURIES, printed digitally and bound by Elias Printing, Egypt

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