Heritage
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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
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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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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Analysis
“Light of Darkness”: The Story That Launched Youssef Idris’s Literary Career
Youssef Idris lived a life filled with noise and commotion, filling the world and occupying people for decades with his…
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Upper Egypt
The house of ghosts in Al-Qusair: The story of Sheikh Tawfiq’s enduring legacy
In the center of Al-Qusair on the Red Sea coast, the house of Sheikh Tawfiq Ali Mustafa tells chapters of…
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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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