Christmas decorations in Mohandiseen, Cairo

Nativity scene in Ard El-Golf, Cairo

Nativity scene in Shoubra, Cairo

Shoubra market

Shoubra market

Church of St. Teresa

Church of St. Teresa

Church of St. Teresa

Church of St. Teresa

Church of St. Teresa

Cairo Celebration Choir in the annual Christmas concert at the Cairo Opera House (Photo: Sherif Sonbol)

An Egyptian family pose for a photograph near Christmas trees and a Santa Claus mannequin in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Dec. 23, 2013 (Photo: AP)

An Egyptian woman looks at Christmas trees in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Dec. 23, 2013 (Photo: AP)

Cairo Opera House Christmas tree, Egypt (Photo: Sherif Sonbol)

Cairo Opera House, Christmas concert, fragment from scenography, Egypt (Photo: Sherif Sonbol)