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Cairo’s streets are filled with images and symbols, some more subtle than others. On my daily commute from one side of Cairo to another, stuck in traffic, I frequently see a face smiling at me: Mohamed Metwali Al Shaarawi popularly known as Imam Al Duaa or the Imam of Prayer. Shaarawi’s face is a poster on hundreds of vehicles, stores, and cafés, his voice constantly echoing through radios and televisions, even over 20 years after his death. He is a…
