Wagih Aziz

Wagih Aziz's sharp voice echoed recently through an old theater in the heart of the city, striking a nerve with an audience of hundreds of Egyptians who face an uncertain future in a country overwhelmed by poverty and political disillusionment. "Speak out loudly and ask seriously with me," he sang, accompanied by his lute. "Are we alive or dead . . . ?"

Wagih Aziz's sharp voice echoed recently through an old theater in the heart of the city, striking a nerve with an audience of hundreds of Egyptians who face an uncertain future in a country overwhelmed by poverty and political disillusionment. "Speak out loudly and ask seriously with me," he sang, accompanied by his lute. "Are we alive or dead . . . ?"