The Englishwoman in Egypt Letters from Cairo, Written During a Residence There in 1842, 3, & 4
LETTER VIII.
Danger in travelling through the streets of 76 Cairo—Prejudice against Europeans, and oppressive treatment of Christians and Jews—Procession of the Mahmal, preparatory to the departure of the great caravan of pilgrims for Mekkah—Origin of the ceremony of the Mahmal