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Date of source: Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Egyptian fashion designer Nabīlah Ṣūbḥī presented a new collection of her designs inspired by Egyptian heritage at the festival "Egyptian Story". The festival was organized by the African Women's Club in Cairo and presented by īnās Ḥussām al-Dīn, Egyptian Women's Representative at the African Women...
Date of source: Saturday, April 23, 2016
The Minister of Antiquities, Dr. Khālid Al- ‘Anānī, pledged to contribute to the completion of the renovation work of the ancient Qaitbay mosque in Fayyūm, and to reopen it for the citizens after the residents participated in and contributed to the cost of the renovation.
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Background:This recording is of a press conference with Dr. Zāhī Ḥāwās, the-then Chief Inspector of the Giza Pyramid Plateau. He speaks about recent excavations the difficulties with promoting tourism and at the same time preserving historic sites and the future of the Giza plateau.
Side A:Dr. Zāhī...
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At an assembly at the American University in Cairo (AUC) on 22 November 1995, guest speakers Dr. ʿAbd al-Ḥalīm Nūr al-Dīn, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA – 1993-1996) and Professor Kent R. Weeks, were invited. Since the discovery of Tutankhamun’s work, the...
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The tomb of the sons of Rameses II (KV5) was discovered in February 1994 by Professor Kent R. Weeks, an American Egyptologist in the Valley of the Kings, Luxor. The tomb had been briefly and superficially explored before, but due to all the debris in the tomb, the preceding...
Date of source: Monday, August 3, 2015
Egypt's Al-Ghad theatrical troupe director, Isma`īl Mukhtār said, that he will present the play Sayyed al-Waqt (Master of Time) on August 6 on the stage of Al-Horeya Center For Creativity in Alexandria.
Date of source: Saturday, March 28, 2015
The General Egyptian Agency for Books recently published an edition of its “Societal Sciences” series called “From the Secret Archives of Egyptian Culture” by Ghālī Shukrī. In the book introduction Ghālī writes, “this book is merely a drop in the sea in terms of the errors and crimes that the...
Date of source: Thursday, October 22, 2015
When Khedive Isma`īl came to power in Egypt, he wanted to establish a modern, elegant and vibrant downtown for Cairo that would rival the urban down towns of Europe. After years of neglect, it seems that both private and government-led initiatives to revive Cairo’s downtown are finally making...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 26, 2016
The revolution has triggered a profusion of artistic expressions and opened a vigorous struggle between the independent culture players and those in power. Today, the creators find alternative refuges.
Date of source: Thursday, February 4, 2016
A hiker has discovered a 3,500-year-old Egyptian seal, which is shaped like a scarab beetle.
It is thought to represent Pharaoh Thutmose III, who was considered the 'Napoleon of Egypt' as he captured 350 cities during his 54-year rule in the 15th century BC.
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Dialogue Across Borders is a database of summary translations of Arabic newspaper articles with references to their sources about intercultural and interreligious relations, focusing primarily but not exclusively on Muslim-Christian relations. The database also contains articles with editorial analysis and interviews on the subject.