During these sad times, when women are perceived as inferior and made to feel like just going out on the street is a sin, when alcohol is getting banned from beaches, when schools and universities are mostly smelly conglomerations of mindless robots, when women are criticized for riding bikes because it “might make them lose their virginity”, when you need to hide from the public to kiss the person you love but everyone joins in on a random street fight; we bring you pictures from Egypt’s golden era to make you feel even more sad because once you see them, you’ll wish to go back in time.
BEACHES
Summer 1959. Source: Foreign Policy
1950s. Source: bigpicture.ru
Cairo’s annual swimsuit competition, 1949. Source: vintageegypt.tumblr.com
Alexandria, 1959. Source: Foreign Policy
Sidi Beshr, 1959. Source: Foreign Policy
Summer 1955. Source: Foreign Policy
Summer 1964. Source: Egyptian Streets
Ramadan in summertime, 1949 Cartoon. Source: vintageegypt.tumblr.com
Agami, 1956. Source: Foreign Policy
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Soap ad, 1960. Source: Egyptian Streets
Vespa Ad in 1950. Source: Egyptian Streets
Stella beer ad, 1953. Source: pinterest
Omar Effendi ad, 1948. Source: Egyptian Streets
WOMEN
Woman traffic officer, 1960s. Source: Egyptian Streets
Women army volunteers, 1950s. Source: Egyptian Streets
Mena House, 1950. Source: Fox photos
COLLEGE
Cairo University, 1960. Source: Egyptian Street
Skirts in Aswan schools, 1966. Source: Egyptian Streets
Asyut University, 1959. Source: pinterest