Zamalek Garage

Author's name: Hamad Aliwa

Years later, as the number of Egyptian members increased, they applied to bury their animals in the cemetery. At first, the arrogant English chairman, James Rutledge, objected and rejected their request. He was a racist who hated Egyptians. He said, “We don’t want to defile our animal cemetery with lies.”

When Lord Cromer buried his beloved dog in the pet cemetery he established at the Gezira Sporting Club, he had no idea that many Egyptians would follow his example and that of other Englishmen in raising and caring for animals, sometimes giving them a status higher than that of humans.
In this novel, we will discover many worlds, whether through the aristocratic class that lives in Zamalek, or the marginalized class that works within it. We will take a journey through the ancient Zamalek neighborhood, revealing to us the complex relationships, dreams, aspirations, and conflicts that take place behind the scenes.