TOPIC cultural heritage
features
book reviews • 14 min read
A treasure trove of Egyptian food
Hala N. Barakat | An Iraqi food writer unearths and translates a manuscript on Egyptian medieval cooking
25 August 2018
cultural heritage • 17 min read
Layers of history: The Sinai Palimpsests’ Project
Jenna Le Bras | 3 texts by Hippocrates and a 6th-century copy of the 1st Epistle of Paul to Timothy have been found
7 January 2018
cultural heritage • 19 min read
Megawra: Making sure heritage is a resource, not a burden
Lara El Gibaly | An architect, a historian and a storyteller walk into a shrine…
7 March 2017
cinema • 10 min read
Will a hashtag campaign help bring back Upper Egyptian cinemas?
Mai Shams El-Din | Dozens have been using a hashtag to demand the repoening of Upper Egypt's cinemas
20 February 2017
cultural heritage • 14 min read
The Red Monastery: Egypt’s last Byzantine monument
Karoline Kamel | Pharaonic land, Christian sanctuary, Muslim workers
10 February 2017
cultural heritage • 9 min read
Keeping track of the artifacts: On the Egyptian Museum’s Registration, Collections Management and Documentation Department
Meredith Brand | A look at the Egyptian Museum’s remarkable Registration, Collections Management and Documentation Department.
16 October 2016
archaeology • 3 min read
Introducing a series on Egyptology, archaeology and heritage management in Egypt
Meredith Brand | Neglect and mismanagement are accusations that permeate any discussion of Egypt’s cultural heritage.
15 October 2016
cinema • 7 min read
Young heritage enthusiasts give Port Said’s Cinema Rio a make-over
Rowan El Shimi | Port Said residents to see Zawya films in splendid old venue this weekend.
14 October 2016
art in public space • 7 min read
City Shadows and a DIY toolkit for art in abandoned spaces
Rowan El Shimi | Mahatat's City Shadows exhibition in Port Said was a good start to a pioneering project centered around
28 July 2016
 
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Opinion
Amro Ali
A frightening vision: On plans to rebuild the Alexandria Lighthouse
It's no easy feat to restore the seventh wonder of the ancient world, but then along came modern-day
2 July 2015
Mahmoud MM Riad
Erasing History: Why demolishing the NDP building is a mistake
As I type this article, I can see the bulldozers start to tear apart the building which once paid host
31 May 2015
 
 
News
Ancient Egyptian artifacts • 4 min read
US museum auctions ancient Egyptian artifacts despite international outcry
28 October 2016
Ancient Egyptian artifacts • 3 min read
Antiquities Ministry recovers ancient Egyptian tablet from Paris auction house
4 July 2016
Alexandria • 4 min read
Sudden renovation of Alexandria’s Raml Station spreads online panic
14 April 2016
Alexandria • 3 min read
Egypt to reconstruct ancient lighthouse in Alexandria
7 May 2015
Antiquities Ministry • 2 min read
Minister refutes reports of damaged pyramid, blames Morsi supporters for rumors
16 September 2014
Ancient Egyptian artifacts • 3 min read
London auction house goes ahead with sale of contested Egyptian artifact
11 July 2014
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