colonialism
Egyptian artifacts, between the Met and the mathaf
Opinion
September 30, 2012
Egyptian artifacts, between the Met and the mathaf
If you’ve ever been to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and looked at the labels describing its…
We are here, but where is that?
Art news
June 3, 2012
We are here, but where is that?
There are streets that we walk through every day, and it’s quite likely we feel that we know them. We…
Current climate of xenophobia has deep roots
Egypt
August 7, 2011
Current climate of xenophobia has deep roots
As military police and Central Security Forces dragged a handful of activists out of Tahrir Square on 1 August, during…
Why remember Dinshawai?
Opinion
June 12, 2011
Why remember Dinshawai?
Today marks the 105th anniversary of the Dinshawai Incident, the dramatic event that any Egyptian school child will dutifully identify…
Egypt officially requests Nefertiti bust
Archaeology
January 24, 2011
Egypt officially requests Nefertiti bust
Egypt has submitted an official request to Germany to return a bust of Nefertiti displayed in a Berlin Museum, following…
The Bombardment of Alexandria
Books
November 23, 2009
The Bombardment of Alexandria
It was only by chance that the first edition of 11 Yolyou wa Darb el-Eskandareyya (11th July and the Bombardment…