Egypt
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref)
- Al-muizz Street Re-opens
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El Aref) From the 10th to the 18th centuries Al-Muizz Street, which runs through the heart of Fatimid Cairo, gloried in its splendid Islamic architecture. In the years following it became badly run down. It has taken almost 20...
- Travel: Labyrinthine Magic
Al Ahram Weekly (Taher el-Barbary) I've bookmarked this page so that I can print it off and take it with me next time I visit Cairo. Cairo visitors, either natives or foreigners, may have the same feelings of bewilderment every time they try to go...
- The Challenges Facing Post-renovation Gammaliya
Al Ahram Weekly (Mahmoud Bakr) THE GAMMALIYA district in Cairo has been undergoing intense renovation plans since 1999. Standing behind the project is the Friends of the Environment and Development Association (FEDA) that worked together with the Cairo...
- More Re Opening Of Islamic Sites In Cairo
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine el-Aref) The Khayrbek and Umm Al-Sultan Shaaban monumental complexes, two of the finest examples of Islamic mediaeval architecture in the Darb Al-Ahmar district of Cairo, have been restored. Nevine El-Aref was at the opening ceremony....
- A Look At Fatimid Cairo's Restored Main Street
Al Ahram Weekly Stretching 1.5km from Bab Al-Fotouh (Conquest Gate) to Bab Zuweila, Al-Muizulidinillah Street, better known as Share' Al-Muiz -- adjacent to Sayidna Al-Hussein -- has remained popular since its heyday as Cairo's principal thoroughfare...
Egypt
Conservation: Gammaliya
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref)
A FEW steps away from Al-Muizz Street, which is now preserved as an open-air museum of Islamic monuments, stands the area of Gammaliya which now awaits its turn to be revamped and returned to its glorious heyday once the dust of centuries has been brushed away, and the monumental and historical edifices and accumulated debris removed from the streets, says Nevine El-Aref. The alleyways will be properly lit and the district will become an architectural showcase.
On 7 January, Culture Minister Farouk Hosni, accompanied by senior government officials and journalists, embarked on a tour of inspection of Gammaliya to reassure residents and assess the current situation of the area and its buildings.
Time has taken a heavy toll on these historic edifices. Encroachment and misuse by residents have in some cases caused irreparable harm, while environmental pollution has undermined foundations and the 1992 earthquake left visible marks on the threatened historical zone.
- Al-muizz Street Re-opens
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El Aref) From the 10th to the 18th centuries Al-Muizz Street, which runs through the heart of Fatimid Cairo, gloried in its splendid Islamic architecture. In the years following it became badly run down. It has taken almost 20...
- Travel: Labyrinthine Magic
Al Ahram Weekly (Taher el-Barbary) I've bookmarked this page so that I can print it off and take it with me next time I visit Cairo. Cairo visitors, either natives or foreigners, may have the same feelings of bewilderment every time they try to go...
- The Challenges Facing Post-renovation Gammaliya
Al Ahram Weekly (Mahmoud Bakr) THE GAMMALIYA district in Cairo has been undergoing intense renovation plans since 1999. Standing behind the project is the Friends of the Environment and Development Association (FEDA) that worked together with the Cairo...
- More Re Opening Of Islamic Sites In Cairo
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine el-Aref) The Khayrbek and Umm Al-Sultan Shaaban monumental complexes, two of the finest examples of Islamic mediaeval architecture in the Darb Al-Ahmar district of Cairo, have been restored. Nevine El-Aref was at the opening ceremony....
- A Look At Fatimid Cairo's Restored Main Street
Al Ahram Weekly Stretching 1.5km from Bab Al-Fotouh (Conquest Gate) to Bab Zuweila, Al-Muizulidinillah Street, better known as Share' Al-Muiz -- adjacent to Sayidna Al-Hussein -- has remained popular since its heyday as Cairo's principal thoroughfare...