All posts tagged "history"

Against the backdrop of the Giza Pyramids – the last standing Wonder of the Ancient World –...

Between the Mausoleum of Shajarat al-Durr, the shrines of Al-Sayyidi Al-Ja‘fari, Al-Sayyida ‘Atika, Al-Sayyida Ruqayya, and the...

What is Egyptian heritage? Depending on who you talk to, you’re probably going to get different answers....

For nearly five decades, the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) has been considered Egypt’s window to the...

No Egyptian lawyer stood out to the public as much as Farid El Deeb, who rose to...

A young Egyptian boy passes by his father’s bazaar in el-Sayeda Zeinab. The past is within reach,...

Egypt has long been the setting for horror stories, from ancient Egyptian ghost folklore to a haunted...

Ten million Egyptians work abroad – half of that number work in the Gulf, bringing their home...

Egypt has long been home to the Arab world’s golden screen – the Hollywood of the Middle...

From a distance, it is likened to a citadel: with a wide dome and daunting structure. Closer,...

The October War, known in Israel as the Yom Kippur War, is remembered today as the final...

A decade into Egypt’s Industrial Revolution, in 1962, President Gamal Abdel Nasser gave a speech to celebrate...

With more Egyptians hoping to travel abroad, be it for a honeymoon, study, work, or tourism, Egyptians...

As an author who managed to embed elaborate and immersive worlds into the pages of her stories...

Egypt could potentially become the first African and Arab country to host the Summer Olympic Games, in...

When words fall short to commemorate a happy occasion, happy tears fall down, and zaghrata echoes loudly...

Ahmed Issa, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, has made the executive decision to open “all archeological sites...