Egypt
- Islamic Monuments In Egypt's Muizz Street Are Threatened
Youm7 (Dina Abdel Alem Mohammad Awad) After being the biggest open-air museum in the world since it was restored three years ago, Muizz Street in old Cairo turned into public car park due to the absence of security. Thus the Islamic monuments are...
- New Site Openings
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass) According to Hawass the following sites are to open soon. There are some notes about some of the sites on the above page. The Hanging Church (Coptic), CairoSuez MuseumCrocodile Museum, Kom OmboVisitor Centre, Amarna (Thanks...
- Travel: The Medieval Bazaar
Egypt Has It All (Gawhara Hanem) A portal that transports you back into time, Khan el Khalili gives its visitors a glimpse into what a traditional market was like in the middle ages, with its medieval atmosphere and labyrinth of winding streets and twisted...
- Mameluke Makeover
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) As Muslims were celebrating the end of the holy month of Ramadan, Culture Minister Farouk Hosni and Minister of Endowments Hamdi Zaqzouq attended the official reopening of three restored Islamic buildings in Al-Saliba...
- Two Cairo Landmarks Restored
Ismaili Mail His Highness the Aga Khan, His Excellency Farouk Hosni, Egypt’s Minister of Culture, Dr. Abdel Azim Wazir, the Governor of Cairo, inaugurated the restoration and revitalisation of two historic complexes in the city’s Darb al-Ahmar district....
Egypt
Daily Photo - Islamic Cairo
Historic Cairo, photos taken in 2003
Restored water house, Khan el-Khalili
The Blue Mosque
Damage remaining from the earthquake of 1922 in Cairo, photographed from the minaret of the Blue Mosque
- Islamic Monuments In Egypt's Muizz Street Are Threatened
Youm7 (Dina Abdel Alem Mohammad Awad) After being the biggest open-air museum in the world since it was restored three years ago, Muizz Street in old Cairo turned into public car park due to the absence of security. Thus the Islamic monuments are...
- New Site Openings
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass) According to Hawass the following sites are to open soon. There are some notes about some of the sites on the above page. The Hanging Church (Coptic), CairoSuez MuseumCrocodile Museum, Kom OmboVisitor Centre, Amarna (Thanks...
- Travel: The Medieval Bazaar
Egypt Has It All (Gawhara Hanem) A portal that transports you back into time, Khan el Khalili gives its visitors a glimpse into what a traditional market was like in the middle ages, with its medieval atmosphere and labyrinth of winding streets and twisted...
- Mameluke Makeover
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) As Muslims were celebrating the end of the holy month of Ramadan, Culture Minister Farouk Hosni and Minister of Endowments Hamdi Zaqzouq attended the official reopening of three restored Islamic buildings in Al-Saliba...
- Two Cairo Landmarks Restored
Ismaili Mail His Highness the Aga Khan, His Excellency Farouk Hosni, Egypt’s Minister of Culture, Dr. Abdel Azim Wazir, the Governor of Cairo, inaugurated the restoration and revitalisation of two historic complexes in the city’s Darb al-Ahmar district....