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Greater Cairo
Beyond the Veil: Zeinab Al-Sajini and the Eternal Radiance of Her Daughters
A retrospective on the life of Dr. Zeinab Al-Sajini, a matriarch of the Egyptian visual arts who transformed the sanctity…
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Upper Egypt
The King Who Existed Only in Legend: A Discarded Letter Rewrites Sudan’s History
In a pile of trash in Old Dongola, archaeologists found a discarded letter that proves the existence of a semi-legendary…
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Upper Egypt
What Were Ancient Indians Doing in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings?
Deep in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, researchers have discovered nearly 30 ancient Indian inscriptions, including the phrase “I came,…
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Upper Egypt
British Museum Loans Egyptian Artifacts to India, Sparking Debate Over the Rosetta Stone
The British Museum has sent 80 Egyptian and Greek artefacts to India for a three-year loan—but when photos showed the…
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Upper Egypt
Egypt Recovers Looted Antiquities from Australia and U.S. in Major Smuggling Bust
Egypt has recovered a trove of stolen antiquities from Australia and the United States, unveiling new details of an international…
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Greater Cairo
Dreaming in Color: An Egyptian Artist’s Surreal Journey Through Moulids and Modernist Legacy
In his exhibition ‘A Festival, O World,’ visual artist and scholar Mohamed El-Behiry navigates the mystical spectacle of Egypt’s street…
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Greater Cairo
The fall of Robin Symes’ network for smuggling Egyptian antiquities
The opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum, built on 120 acres at a cost of $1 billion, prompted scholars to…
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Greater Cairo
International press celebrates the Grand Egyptian Museum: the most significant cultural event of the decade
“The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM): Egypt’s historical legacy comes back to life.” This is how the international press celebrated the…
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Greater Cairo
Secrets of the early painters: How did the Fayoum portraits survive for 1,600 years?
The Fayoum portraits remain a great artistic mystery, a subject of artistic and scientific study around the world. They are…
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Greater Cairo
Between restoration and theft… Who is responsible for the disappearance of King Psusennes’ golden bracelet?
Investigations continue into the disappearance of a rare golden bracelet belonging to King Psusennes I, one of the most prominent…
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