Islamic Cairo

Video: Egypt launches guided virtual tour of Ottoman-era masterpiece door
Archaeology

Video: Egypt launches guided virtual tour of Ottoman-era masterpiece door

Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has launched a new guided virtual tour taking viewers inside the Museum of Islamic…
Egypt to launch virtual tour of Old Cairo mosque complex
Archaeology

Egypt to launch virtual tour of Old Cairo mosque complex

The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities will launch a virtual tour on Monday through its official website of the Mosque-Madrassa-Khanqah…
Video: UK Embassy’s officials wander Islamic Cairo using Tuk Tuk
Egypt

Video: UK Embassy’s officials wander Islamic Cairo using Tuk Tuk

  A video of officials from the UK Embassy in Egypt driving around a Tuk Tuk (three wheeled motorized vehicle…
Egypt retrieves Abbasid artifacts from London auction house
Archaeology

Egypt retrieves Abbasid artifacts from London auction house

The Egyptian embassy in London received on Monday eight wooden strips belonging to the Tomb of the Abbasid Caliphs in…
A festival of fun: Islamic Cairo comes alive at Ramadan
Life & Style

A festival of fun: Islamic Cairo comes alive at Ramadan

In Cairo the essence of Ramadan is tangible in the air and it seems that the rhythm of the city…
Restored Moez Street needs rescuing again
Archaeology

Restored Moez Street needs rescuing again

Bearing the name of the first Fatimid Caliph ruling Egypt, Al-Moez Leddine Allah al-Fatimy, and founded in 969 AD, Moez…
Taj al-Sultan: A taste of the Orient
Food

Taj al-Sultan: A taste of the Orient

Hussein is a busy area of Cairo, full of street vendors, tourists, bazaars, cafes and restaurants. The last addition to…
From neighborhood to museum?
Archaeology

From neighborhood to museum?

A few meters away from the entrance of Wekalat Oda Pasha two men sit around a small campfire made from…
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