Egyptian DJ transforms rough neighborhood through lively 'mahraganat' music

By day, Salam City is a tough, poor neighborhood on the outskirts of Cairo. By night, it is the breeding ground for an emerging music scene that is now making its way across the countryMahraganat, which means "festivals" in Arabic, is Egypt's newest musical genre. It appeared on YouTube in late 2009, and really took hold following the 2011 revolution See also: Revolution in Egypt Captured Through the Eye of a Camera Radio and television stations did not give the new music airtime, however, so mu...