I was profoundly saddened to hear that the Musaferkhana had burned down, just as I have felt every time another piece of our vivid history has gone up in flames. The Musaferkhana is not a museum piece, a lifeless object, but a magnificent edifice pulsating with life. I still cannot understand how it could have happened. I am thoroughly familiar with the area, which was so much part of my childhood and youth, and since then, I have never ceased to go back on visits.
Serious investigation is an urgent necessity.
Fires in such areas threaten not only the monuments but also the lives of the residents. Based on an interview by Mohamed Salmawy.