Heritage
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Upper Egypt
“Bahgoura Palaces”: Tales of Ancient Wealth Between Luxury and Oblivion
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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Upper Egypt
The Italian Hospital in El Qusair: From a Medical Facility to a Beacon of Education and Heritage
As soon as you take your first steps down the street leading to the Italian Hospital in El Qusair, you…
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Analysis
Hossam Fakhr’s The Other Stories: Heritage and Postmodernism in the Story Factory
I became familiar with the work of writer, novelist, and translator Hossam Fakhr when I first read “Amina’s Stories,” followed…
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Lower Egypt
“Simsimiyya”.. the secret of joy that crossed from the canal to UNESCO
Cultural initiatives to teach children how to play the simsimiyya instrument have begun in the cities of Port Said, Ismailia,…
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Greater Cairo
“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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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
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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Greater Cairo
Dr. Basma Selim: New Heliopolis has a unique visual identity that should be included on the tourism map
Heritage is not just old buildings or historical monuments, but rather the story of a society, the identity of a…
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Analysis
The Sons of Taha Hussein
One day, a group of young writers proclaimed, “We are a generation without teachers,” expressing their rebellion and departure from…
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