Archaeology
Zahi Hawass’s traveling revolution exhibition
April 25, 2011
Zahi Hawass’s traveling revolution exhibition
News about Zahi Hawass -- a clothing line, an arrest, cash rewards for the safe return of antiquities -- changes…
Remembering the ‘Poet of the Revolution’ a revolution later
April 22, 2011
Remembering the ‘Poet of the Revolution’ a revolution later
When he died with the depression that had stayed with him since the 1967 Egyptian defeat by Israeli forces, Egypt’s…
Egypt’s Museums: From Egyptian Museum to ‘torture chamber’
April 20, 2011
Egypt’s Museums: From Egyptian Museum to ‘torture chamber’
Most Egyptians would agree that the 25 January revolution deserves a place in the Egyptian Museum — the most prominent…
Celebrating Sayyed Darwish: Egypt’s revolutionary singer
March 27, 2011
Celebrating Sayyed Darwish: Egypt’s revolutionary singer
Alexandria--“That’s a major success,” said poet Hamdy Zidan, describing the large audience who came to the ceremony commemorating the 129th…
The uses and abuses of history
March 23, 2011
The uses and abuses of history
On 17 December 2010, 26-year old Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire in Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia after the local authorities…
Egypt’s Museums: UNESCO to the rescue
March 22, 2011
Egypt’s Museums: UNESCO to the rescue
Although the Egyptian revolution has been full of highlights, the human shield that pro-democracy protesters formed spontaneously to protect the…
Fatima Hanem Chahin: Photographer of Egypt’s revolutionary past
March 17, 2011
Fatima Hanem Chahin: Photographer of Egypt’s revolutionary past
The photographic archive of Fatima Hanem Chahin is a treasure trove that includes thousands of pictures she took throughout the…
Egypt’s Museums XVV: ‘Our open-air museum’
March 16, 2011
Egypt’s Museums XVV: ‘Our open-air museum’
Since 25 January, Egypt’s many museums and archaeological sites have been the victims of looting. Yesterday, it was announced that…
The Homo Sapiens Report: Michael Wadleigh on the future of Egypt
March 15, 2011
The Homo Sapiens Report: Michael Wadleigh on the future of Egypt
Amid heated debates on the Egyptian Constitution and two weeks before the referendum on proposed amendments to it, Academy Award-winning…
Egypt’s Museums XVIV: The Mohamed Cherif Pasha mausoleum
March 9, 2011
Egypt’s Museums XVIV: The Mohamed Cherif Pasha mausoleum
On 26 February, a mob attacked the mausoleum of Mohamed Sherif Pasha in Cairo’s Al-Sayeda Naffissa district, looting its entire…