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Egyptology celebrates 200 year anniversary
December 7, 2009
Egyptology celebrates 200 year anniversary
One of the most comprehensive works published about Egypt celebrating its 200th birthday, La Description d'Egypte, on display at the…
Samia Gamal united in marriage with Abdallah King
December 6, 2009
Samia Gamal united in marriage with Abdallah King
Samia Gamal, one of the most celebrated Egyptian dancers in Egyptian cinema, never realized her dream of marrying famous musician…
Algeria and Egypt: A tale of two peoples
December 1, 2009
Algeria and Egypt: A tale of two peoples
After 1967, Algeria and Egypt's commitments to Third World independence varied. President Nasser had since his takeover espoused a dedication…
A Crumbling Village
November 25, 2009
A Crumbling Village
Sixty years ago Hassan Fathy conceived of a village in Luxor that would inspire international architects and scholars. He used…
Algeria and Egypt: A tale of two histories
November 24, 2009
Algeria and Egypt: A tale of two histories
Dublin--Earlier this month, when referring to the Egypt-Algeria fiasco, television commentator Amr Adeeb asked the rhetorical question: “Why do they…
Upper Egypt’s unpolished gem
November 17, 2009
Upper Egypt’s unpolished gem
Stepping off the train onto the platform of the rather small and uninspiring town of Ballyana in the Sohag governorate,…
Licenses for things past
November 14, 2009
Licenses for things past
Among much-sought after vintage manuscripts is a collection of licenses issued to people from a long list of professions prevalent…
Taheya’s youth
November 14, 2009
Taheya’s youth
Taheya Karioka (a picture of Taheya posing in front of the poster for her movie "Shabab Emraa" (A Woman's Youth)…
At the movies
November 12, 2009
At the movies
As the lights go down, the collector grabs our attention to discuss his collection of rare cinema ticketsAll scarce and…