All posts tagged "imperialism"

Every street corner in Cairo tells the story of a cosmopolitan past. From international communities to foreign...

“Her connections with the past were now cut forever, so why should she retain her name?” –...

Looming over Paris is the oldest monument in France: one of two Luxor obelisks meant to stand...

Napoleon slams a hand down, rattling ink bottles and challenging the conviction of his lieutenants. Word has...

The engineer of Egyptian modernity was not Egyptian – he was Ottoman. Muhammed Ali is a prolific...

Mohamed Naguib stands over a crowd. It’s 1952, and the street is a flood of vibrant compassion...