Culture
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Lower Egypt
Why Egypt’s “Red Palace” Was Demolished Despite Heritage Laws
The demolition of the “Red Palace,” also known as the “Iskandar Pasha Palace,” in the Egyptian city of Mansoura has…
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Greater Cairo
Saving Cairo’s Soul: How Heritage Journalism Fights to Protect a City’s Living Past
CAIRO, Egypt – In the historic Al-Darb Al-Ahmar district, within the beautifully restored walls of the 18th-century Al-Razzaz House, an…
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Greater Cairo
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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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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Upper Egypt
Filming in Egypt’s Oases: How the Desert Became a Natural Film Studio.
At dawn, before the city woke up, the camera moved slowly between the dunes in the New Valley Governorate. The…
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Upper Egypt
The Yousfi Mosque in Assiut: Why a 400-Year-Old Islamic Heritage Site Was Destroyed
In a narrow street amid historic shops in the Al-Ataba Al-Zarqa in western Assiut, the Yousfi Mosque stood tall. Perhaps…
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Upper Egypt
Where Civilizations Converge: Exploring Naqada’s Unique Pharaonic, Coptic, and Islamic Layers
On the west bank of the Nile, across from modern Qena, lies Naqada, a city that predates the Pharaohs themselves.…
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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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Upper Egypt
The Lost Palaces of Upper Egypt: Inside Bahgoura’s Forgotten Architectural Treasure
In the heart of Nag Hammadi, north of Qena Governorate, lies the village of Bahgoura, one of the ancient villages…
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Greater Cairo
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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