Greater Cairo
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Demolition of Cairo’s historic cemeteries erases 1,200 years of history
Partly destroyed tomb in Sayeda Nafisa cemetery. Photo Ibrahim Taie The ongoing demolition of Cairo’s historic cemeteries, known as the…
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Monica Hanna’s ongoing battle to protect Egypt’s heritage amid online smear campaign
Monica Hanna, the founding dean of the Faculty of Cultural Heritage at the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime…
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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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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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Antiquities Authority refuses to demolish Abdel Majeed Pasha Palace in Mallawi
Recently, a memo circulated on social media indicating the start of procedures to demolish the historic Abdel Majeed Pasha Palace…
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“Tales of Crossing”.. Folk Heritage in the Memory of War
Not all heroism is written in books; it lives on in stories that are told and novels that are passed…
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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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Fatema Mohamed: Reading not only introduced me to heritage, but also brought me closer to it
Fatema aspires to be a tour guide who presents Egyptian heritage in a contemporary spirit, while at the same time…
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Unlocking Cairo’s Hidden Gem: Why New Heliopolis Belongs on Egypt’s Tourism Map
Heritage is more than old buildings; it is the story of a society, the identity of a nation, and the…
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Guests at the sixth edition of the Climate Forum: Priority must be given to planet Earth
Two days ago, Diwan Library, in collaboration with Wales, organized the sixth edition of the Climate Forum at the Cultural…
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