Egypt
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Analysis
Cairo fires: a long history and perpetrators always unknown
The fire at the Central Ramses building has stirred up a lot of emotions about the history of fires in…
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Greater Cairo
From a garden to an artificial forest… This is how the historic Zahria Garden will be destroyed!
It seems that the “development” bug has finally reached the historic Zahria Garden in Zamalek, where Bab Al-Masr got a…
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Upper Egypt
The creativity of fine arts students in Luxor: between displacement and folk heritage in Upper Egypt
The Faculty of Fine Arts at Luxor University presented a collection of diverse paintings for the 2025 student graduation projects,…
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Analysis
The Abu Qir Train: a one way ticket and lost memory
As we wait for the promised fast and efficient metro that is replacing the slow-paced Abu Qir train in Alexandria…
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Greater Cairo
Remains of the Poet are no more: the demolition of Mahmoud Sami al-Baroudi’s Mausoleum
Cairo’s historic cemeteries witnessed yet another demolition on 6 February 2025 of the mausoleum of poet and former minister of…
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Analysis
Om Kalthoum’s Cairo: The City that Found its Voice
No human voice dominated, and still dominates Cairo’s spaces, like Om Kalthoum’s voice. It has become a feature known to…
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