Gypsies in Contemporary Egypt: On the Peripheries of Society Middle East the mystical tradition of Islam

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Gypsies in Contemporary Egypt: On the Peripheries of Society Middle East the mystical tradition of IslamAlexandra ParrsLittle is known about Egypts Gypsies, called Dom by scholars, but variously referred to by Egyptians as Ghagar, Nawar, Halebi, or Hanagra, depending on their location. Moreover, most Egyptians are oblivious to the fact that there are today large numbers of Gypsies dispersed from the outskirts of villages in Upper Egypt to impoverished neighborhoods in Cairo and Alexandria. In Gypsies in Contemporary Egypt sociologist Alexandra Parrs