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Giza · Haram, Giza

Taha Hussein's house

The villa of the blind writer who made schooling free in Egypt.

€ BudgetOff the beaten track

"Ramatan", Taha Hussein's house, has been kept as he left it: library, study, braille typewriter, the salon where he received guests. As education minister he made schooling a right; the house tells it without grandiloquence.

The extra bit

Ask to see the library: the room that says most about the man.

Know before you go

A small museum with irregular hours: better call before coming from afar.

Directions

Taha Hussein street, Haram, Giza

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