This article has first been published in Ahram Online on 3/9/2014
In the last installment of our series on Egypt's golden beaches, Ahram Online reviews the three cities of the Suez Canal.
Known as cities of resistance, the three cities of the canal, (...)
As the "back to school" season arrives it brings with it the stress felt by parents sandwiched between expensive tuition fees paid for the education of their children and grandparents who nostalgically reminisce on their own childhood times when (...)
In the last installment of our series on Egypt's golden beaches, Ahram Online reviews the three cities of the Suez Canal.
Known as cities of resistance, the three cities of the canal, Port Said, Ismailia and Suez, also had an entertainment aspect (...)
In the third installment of our Egypt's golden beaches series, we proudly reveal the North Coast in black and white.
Since the mid-nineties, two terms have gradually settled in our summer vocabulary:Al-Sahel(the coast) orAl-Sahel al-Shamali(the (...)
Starting from the first decade of the twentieth century and up until the early nineties Alexandria was Egypt's main summer resort. And although Alexandria's modern architectural and social history is currently being documented by many research (...)
Best known for its modern and cosmopolitan flavour, Alexandria is nonetheless home to an architectural heritage with a strong Islamic aspect, manifested in four of its mosques that were built in honour of pious Sufi figures. Scattered in several (...)
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The inaugural celebrations of President El-Sisi took place last week at three locations. By virtue of being recently built, the High Constitutional Court, on the corniche in Maadi, where El-Sisi was sworn in lacks the historical grandure of the (...)
As social norms were in constant metamorphosis in the first half of the 20th century, Egyptian women seeking to ride the modernity wave became subject to problems of identity, particularly in appearance. Long-established dress codes, after all, (...)
The histories of both the Islamic Museum and Dar Al-Kutub, which were hit by a bomb blast on 25 January, are closely tied to several major events that shaped the urban and social history of Cairo
The histories of the Islamic Museum and Dar Al-Kutub, (...)
When the French architect and urban designer Grand Bey planned modern Cairo in the late 19th century, he envisioned Opera Square as the heart of Cairo. Tahrir, which was then called Ismailia Square, was at the far west of the capital. Marginal, it (...)
As Egyptians celebrate Coptic Christmas, Ahram Online showcases rare photos of landmarks on the Holy Family's flight to Egypt
Of the many sites that dot the path of the Holy Family's flight to Egypt two specific locations drew the most attention (...)
Mansoura, a city 128km north of Cairo in the Nile Delta, was hit by a deadly bomb attack on Tuesday which left at least 16 people dead and 135 injured.
The violent attack targeted the Daqahliya governorate's Security Directorate, which is located in (...)