Viggen Posted March 12, 2004 Report Share Posted March 12, 2004 As soon as the fortified gate went up 900 years ago, travellers began wedging human teeth and other items in cracks for good luck. Some left handwritten notes, scrawled in an illegible, mystical script, for a saint long since dead. The offerings were found during a five-year restoration of Cairo's oldest gate, Bab Zuweila, in the lively and historic neighbourhood known as Islamic Cairo. full article at IOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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