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  • Biography of Egyptian queen shows her influence on Cairo's architecture

    Mar 22, 2021 1:00 pm by Jodi HeckelResearch
    The interior of the mausoleum of Sultan Salih Najm al-Din Ayyub. Photo by Jorge Lascar; Courtesy Wikimedia

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    • The interior of the mausoleum of Sultan Salih Najm al-Din Ayyub. Photo by Jorge Lascar; Courtesy Wikimedia

    A woman born into slavery in 13th-century Egypt broke the glass ceiling of the time to become a sultan and changed the look of Cairo with her innovative architectural projects.