Cairo 1928

Call of Cthulhu XCOCX Boston 1920 XCOCX Egypt

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Introduction

Cairo and Egypt are very much a part of international life and gossip in the 1920’s. Few people are unaffected by the romance and glamor attached to the ancient pharaohs of Egypt.

The opening of the tomb of Tutankhamun in November 1922, and the breathtaking beauty of the treasures within, sparks a wave of Egyptomania that washes over the entire world. Egyptian jewelry is worn by flappers and dowagers alike; men wear tarbouches to work on Wall Street and smoke hashish from nargeeleh water pipes. The animalistic motifs of ancient Egyptian art are blended with the clean lines of Art Nouveau to create whole new interior decorating styles.

Archaeologists flock to the Valley of the Kings to take part in excavations that can make or break a career. Many others gather there to share the excitement of the daily uncovering of more treasures of the past. Many artisans make fortunes from copies of tomb items sold as genuine artifacts. Others make a fortune fro mstealing and reselling artifacts to private collectors.

The interest in Egypt extends to secret societies, who incorporate ancient Egyptian rituals into their ceremonies and attract many of the gullible with promises of ancient magics and eternal life. Many send representatives to visit Cairo and Egypt in order to gain the secret knowledge of the ancients.

Cairo, the capital of Egypt, profits from the attention of the rest of the world. Tourists fill its hotels and its bazaars. However, the 1920’s are a time of turmoil, with frequent riots and political killings. Egypt is in the transition between British rule and self government. Members of rival political parties fight each other in the streets.

Travelers visiting Cairo in the 1920’s are thrown into the middle of a powder keg of political intrigue in a city of ancient romance. This is a time rich in high adventure, a time of anarchy gradually becoming order. It is a time when guns can be carried openly in the streets by Westerners, but are forbidden to locals.

Amid all the chaos is the allure of the city of Cairo itself. This is the city of the Arabian Nights, a city with a storyteller on every corner and and jugglers and snake charmers plying their trade. It has the largest bazaar district of any in the world. This is a city of danger in storybook style, where white slavers still kidnap young foreign women, and respectable Cairene women travel the streets veiled and swathed in secrets.

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Population

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