Egypt’s Museums XVIV: The Mohamed Cherif Pasha mausoleum

On 26 February, a mob attacked the mausoleum of Mohamed Sherif Pasha in Cairo’s Al-Sayeda Naffissa district, looting its entire store of antique furniture and artifacts at an estimated value of LE8 million. The mausoleum has a rich history, and contained many artifacts vital to Islamic researchers. With all of it now in the hands of looters, its fate may bode poorly for the future of Egypt’s antiquities.