Islamic Cairo
Video: Egypt launches guided virtual tour of Ottoman-era masterpiece door
Archaeology
April 28, 2020
Video: Egypt launches guided virtual tour of Ottoman-era masterpiece door
Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has launched a new guided virtual tour taking viewers inside the Museum of Islamic…
Egypt to launch virtual tour of Old Cairo mosque complex
Archaeology
April 6, 2020
Egypt to launch virtual tour of Old Cairo mosque complex
The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities will launch a virtual tour on Monday through its official website of the Mosque-Madrassa-Khanqah…
Video: UK Embassy’s officials wander Islamic Cairo using Tuk Tuk
Egypt
May 22, 2018
Video: UK Embassy’s officials wander Islamic Cairo using Tuk Tuk
A video of officials from the UK Embassy in Egypt driving around a Tuk Tuk (three wheeled motorized vehicle…
Egypt retrieves Abbasid artifacts from London auction house
Archaeology
July 4, 2016
Egypt retrieves Abbasid artifacts from London auction house
The Egyptian embassy in London received on Monday eight wooden strips belonging to the Tomb of the Abbasid Caliphs in…
A festival of fun: Islamic Cairo comes alive at Ramadan
Life & Style
June 14, 2016
A festival of fun: Islamic Cairo comes alive at Ramadan
In Cairo the essence of Ramadan is tangible in the air and it seems that the rhythm of the city…
Restored Moez Street needs rescuing again
Archaeology
September 25, 2011
Restored Moez Street needs rescuing again
Bearing the name of the first Fatimid Caliph ruling Egypt, Al-Moez Leddine Allah al-Fatimy, and founded in 969 AD, Moez…
Taj al-Sultan: A taste of the Orient
Food
September 6, 2011
Taj al-Sultan: A taste of the Orient
Hussein is a busy area of Cairo, full of street vendors, tourists, bazaars, cafes and restaurants. The last addition to…
From neighborhood to museum?
Archaeology
February 3, 2010
From neighborhood to museum?
A few meters away from the entrance of Wekalat Oda Pasha two men sit around a small campfire made from…