Greater Cairo
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From Chalkboards to AI: Dr. Linda Herrera Decodes the Century-Long War for Egypt’s Schools
An American social anthropologist explores how the classroom has become a modern battlefield for power, identity, and the struggle for…
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How Egypt Is Trademarking 5,000 Years of Culinary History
How one initiative is turning Ancient food knowledge into economic opportunity The fourth season of the “Tabliyet Misr” Egyptian Table…
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Farewell to Al-Sayeda and Al-Imam Cemeteries: Scenes of Judgement Day
The end of Cairo’s historic burial grounds: Documenting the Loss of Egypt’s sacred heritage The Destruction of Cairo’s Historic Burial…
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From Mouth to Ear: How the Coptic Church Preserved Ancient Egyptian Melodies and the Coptic Language
From temple rituals to church liturgy: Egypt’s unbroken musical thread An Oral Tradition Spanning Millennia Before the invention of musical…
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Daoud Abdel Sayed: Ranking the Films of Egyptian Cinema’s Philosophical Auteur
How Daoud Abdel Sayed balanced philosophical depth with popular appeal across a four-decade career. The late Egyptian director Daoud Abdel…
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Spirit and Love: Egyptian Museum Opens Major Christmas Exhibition Celebrating Coptic Heritage
The National Museum of Egyptian Civilisation showcases rare Christian artefacts and icons in a two-month exhibition highlighting Egypt’s religious diversity.…
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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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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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