Heritage
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Lower Egypt
Egypt on a Plate: The Cross-Country Story of Koshari, a New UNESCO Heritage Icon
Following the official recognition of Egyptian Koshari on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage lists, the dish transcends its status as mere…
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Greater Cairo
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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Upper Egypt
The Lost Temple of Beris: How Egypt’s Desert Swallowed a Roman-Era Pilgrimage Site
The desert reveals its secrets only to those who listen to its silence and stillness. In the presence of the…
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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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