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This Day in History, 21 May 1983: Egyptian poet Amal Donkol dies

This Day in History, 21 May 1983: Egyptian poet Amal Donkol dies

Amal Donkol was born in 1940 in Qalaa, a village in the Upper Egyptian province of Qena. Marking a break…
Archaeologists discover one of world’s oldest ports on Red Sea coast

Archaeologists discover one of world’s oldest ports on Red Sea coast

Archaeologists have reportedly uncovered one of the world’s oldest ports, dating back to the time of King Khufu, announced on…
This week in 1958: An advocate of creative theater and free press dies

This week in 1958: An advocate of creative theater and free press dies

Fatma al-Youssef, also known as Rose al-Youssef, died on 10 April 1958,* leaving an unmatched legacy: that of a woman…
A restored historical neighborhood in Cairo might fall into disarray

A restored historical neighborhood in Cairo might fall into disarray

For 12 years, monuments conservator Hayam Ezzat has made her maintenance rounds in January and June, treading through an old…
This week in 1968: The Virgin Mary revisits Egypt

This week in 1968: The Virgin Mary revisits Egypt

On 2 April 1968, tens of thousands of Egyptians, Muslims and Christians alike, congregated to see the Virgin Mary appear…
Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh named cultural figure of the year

Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh named cultural figure of the year

Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar Ahmed al-Tayyeb was named the top cultural figure of the year by the Sheikh Zayed Book…
Authorities foil Nasser artifacts smugglers

Authorities foil Nasser artifacts smugglers

Antiquities Minister Mohamed Ibrahim announced Thursday that a special ministry unit had foiled an attempt to smuggle belongings of former…
This week in 1900: Architect Hassan Fathy is born

This week in 1900: Architect Hassan Fathy is born

History will long remember Hassan Fathy for his courageous yet unsuccessful attempt to use architecture as a tool that could…
This week in 1937: Egypt’s censors ban their first film

This week in 1937: Egypt’s censors ban their first film

Celebrating the diamond jubilee of its confiscation of the film “Lashin” on 17 March 1937, Egypt’s Board of Censors marked…
Qatar offered to buy Abbas al-Aqqad’s house: Late writer’s nephew

Qatar offered to buy Abbas al-Aqqad’s house: Late writer’s nephew

Almost half a century after after he passed away on 12 March 1964, the family of Abbas Mahmoud al-Aqqad feels…
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