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Posts by Nicholas Mangialardi
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What I’ve Learned from Playing the Egyptian NayThe nay is a notoriously difficult instrument, which tends to be a point of pride for Cairo’s nayatiyya, or nay players.
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The Zar: Staging an Egyptian ExorcismIn Egypt, zar ceremonies are used to treat individuals possessed by spirits, or jinn. When jinn inhabit people, they’re believed to remain with the hosts forever
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