Egypt
BBC News
Video. Very sad.
- Book Review: Making Cairo Medieval
CairObserver (Reviewed by Seif El Rashidi, Aga Khan Cultural Services, Egypt) Nezar AlSayyad, Irene Bierman, Nasser Rabbat, eds. Making Cairo Medieval. Lanham: Lexington Books, 2005. vi + 266 pp. $83.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-7391-0915-1; $29.95 (paper),...
- Saving Heliopolis?
Al Ahram Weekly Once the hallmark of architectural elegance and a rare example of a well-planned suburb, the Cairo district of Heliopolis is today under threat from property developers. When will the government act to save it, asks Mohamed Mursi It's...
- Out With The Old
Egypt Today (Nadine El Sayed) This is Egypt Today's cover story. Very sad. Heliopolis has long been known for its garden charm and well-coordinated architecture. Now, just five years after the suburb’s centennial, investor interest and real estate...
- Video: The Changing Face Of The Middle East In Maps
Maps of War Who has controlled the Middle East over the course of history? Pretty much everyone. Egyptians, Turks, Jews, Romans, Arabs, Persians, Europeans...the list goes on. Who will control the Middle East today? That is a much bigger question. ....
- Travel: Visiting Cairo
http://tinyurl.com/f7utl (mirror.co.uk)A travel item describing in brief what Cairo is like, what to see in the city, where to eat, what sort of night life is available, where to shop, and (if you are based in the UK) how to get there. There are no surprises...
Egypt
Cairo's villas crumble
BBC News
Video. Very sad.
Cairo's glorious old villas are relics of a time when the city was the Paris of the Middle East - a fashionable destination for Egyptians and Europeans alike. Now many are under threat from modern development. Jon Leyne reports from Cairo.
- Book Review: Making Cairo Medieval
CairObserver (Reviewed by Seif El Rashidi, Aga Khan Cultural Services, Egypt) Nezar AlSayyad, Irene Bierman, Nasser Rabbat, eds. Making Cairo Medieval. Lanham: Lexington Books, 2005. vi + 266 pp. $83.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-7391-0915-1; $29.95 (paper),...
- Saving Heliopolis?
Al Ahram Weekly Once the hallmark of architectural elegance and a rare example of a well-planned suburb, the Cairo district of Heliopolis is today under threat from property developers. When will the government act to save it, asks Mohamed Mursi It's...
- Out With The Old
Egypt Today (Nadine El Sayed) This is Egypt Today's cover story. Very sad. Heliopolis has long been known for its garden charm and well-coordinated architecture. Now, just five years after the suburb’s centennial, investor interest and real estate...
- Video: The Changing Face Of The Middle East In Maps
Maps of War Who has controlled the Middle East over the course of history? Pretty much everyone. Egyptians, Turks, Jews, Romans, Arabs, Persians, Europeans...the list goes on. Who will control the Middle East today? That is a much bigger question. ....
- Travel: Visiting Cairo
http://tinyurl.com/f7utl (mirror.co.uk)A travel item describing in brief what Cairo is like, what to see in the city, where to eat, what sort of night life is available, where to shop, and (if you are based in the UK) how to get there. There are no surprises...