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Q&A with Archaeologists Syndicate head Fayza Haikal
13 Jul 2011
After years of rejection by the Mubarak regime on the grounds that Egyptian antiquities are an issue of “national sovereignty,” the first Egyptian Archaeologists Syndicate was launched last week; and Fayza Haikal, Egyptology...
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Skepticism meets plan to transform Tahrir into UNESCO site
07 Jul 2011
Cairo Governor Abdel Kawi Khalifa wants to turn the epicenter of the city and the revolution into an official UNESCO World Heritage site. But with protesters still occupying parts of the traffic islands and sidewalks, the governor’s...
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Ancient Egypt treasure gate unearthed in Luxor
03 Jul 2011
Egyptian and French archaeologists have unearthed a 2,700-year-old stone gate belonging to Nubian King Shabaka while digging near Luxor's Karnak temple, the ministry of antiquities said on Sunday.
The gate, which was found to be "...
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As Zahi Hawass flies to Peru, protesters call for the minister to step down
03 Jul 2011
As Zahi Hawass, Egypt's antiquities minister, traveled to Peru on Sunday to represent Egypt in the second Conference on Retrieving Stolen Artifacts, dozens of people protested outside the Ministry of Defense demanding his removal from...
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Culture meets philanthropy at the Muslim Philanthropy Digital Library
18 Jun 2011
Last week, the John D. Gerhart Center for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement launched the Muslim Philanthropy Digital Library in Cairo, the first library of its kind in the world.
In partnership with the American University in Cairo and the...
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina: Library or culture center?
04 Jun 2011
The Bibliotheca Alexandrina is an ambitious project with a vast cornucopia of programs and resources. It was founded as a library with space for 8 million books, but it also functions as an all-purpose cultural center, conference venue and...
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US Egyptologist uncovers 17 buried pyramids using new infrared technology
25 May 2011
A new satellite survey in Egypt, led by American Egyptologist Sarah Parcak of the University of Alabama, Birmingham, has uncovered 17 pyramids, over 1,000 tombs and 3,000 ancient settlements, according to reports from the BBC news service...
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Egypt’s Museums: High hopes for Egypt’s first institute of museology
25 May 2011
Earlier this month, the Ministry of State for Antiquities (MSA) announced that it would be establishing the first Institute of Museology in Egypt after a funding proposal put forth to USAID was revisited and moved to the next phase of...
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Egypt vows to halt encroachment on archaeological sites
24 May 2011
Egyptian Antiquities Minister Zahi Hawass on Monday pledged his ministry’s cooperation with the military to remove all illegal encroachments from archaeological sites within one month.
Citizens were seen building houses at areas of...
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An overlooked temple in Qena could offer the city better prospects
21 May 2011
Outside the Upper Egyptian city of Qena - only 60km north of Luxor - lies Dendara, a unique temple from the Greco-Roman period. Despite its historic value, limited efforts to develop the area have put it at a disadvantage. Receiving only a...
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