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This Cairo mosque gave its name to a major institution of Islamic learning.

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Your new ahaAl-Azhar Mosque

The mosque was founded under the Fatimids. Source: Al-Azhar Mosque ↗

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  1. 15Cairo shops serve this mix of rice, lentils and pasta topped with tomato sauce and fried onions.RECALL
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    Chickpeas are a common component.

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  2. 16Slow-cooked fava beans form this staple Egyptian breakfast eaten throughout Cairo.RECALL
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    Oil and lemon commonly season the beans.

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  3. 17This Egyptian fried patty, familiar on Cairo streets, usually uses fava beans rather than chickpeas.RECALL
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    Herbs can give the interior a green color.

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