Cairo authorities demolish historic Falaky Mosque and ancient cemeteries – Middle East Monitor

Egyptian authorities have demolished the historic Mahmoud Pasha al-Falaky Mosque and are accelerating the destruction of Old Cairo’s cemeteries under the banner of urban development—sparking outrage among heritage advocates and locals.

According to Mada Masr, in the early hours last Wednesday, bulldozers flattened the mosque’s dome and minaret, part of the 19th-century funerary complex within the Imam al-Shafei cemetery. “There were no scaffolds. How…