history
The uses and abuses of history
Archaeology
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…
5 novels on: Revolution and Tahrir Square
Books
February 13, 2011
5 novels on: Revolution and Tahrir Square
1) Radwa Ashour's Specters, trans. Barbara Romaine Radwa Ashour's half-memoir, half-novel Specters, published in 1999, is about many people, places…
Khaled Fahmy: Contemporary alternatives to Shari’a implementation exist
Egypt
October 24, 2010
Khaled Fahmy: Contemporary alternatives to Shari’a implementation exist
In a public lecture on Thursday, Khaled Fahmy, the newly appointed head of the American University in Cairo history department,…
Egypt’s Museums III: The Coptic Museum
Art news
October 13, 2010
Egypt’s Museums III: The Coptic Museum
The Coptic Museum in Cairo has more to offer its visitors than is generally thought. Still, only a small group…
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…
Hosni, Hawass challenge antiquities bill
Egypt
January 26, 2010
Hosni, Hawass challenge antiquities bill
At a parliamentary session Tuesday, Culture Minister Farouk Hosni and Zahi Hawass, secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA),…
Politics and war of Elie Hobeika
Archaeology
January 24, 2010
Politics and war of Elie Hobeika
Born on 22 September 1956, Elie Hobeika was a Lebanese Forces militia commander during the Lebanese Civil War, and a…
Queen Farida, King Farouk’s first wife
Archaeology
January 20, 2010
Queen Farida, King Farouk’s first wife
Born in 1921 in Alexandria, Saphinaz Zulfikar, or Queen Farida, member of the Egyptian-Circassian family of Zulfikar, was King Farouk's…