IT looked like a mission impossible; doc¬umenting one of the oldest and largest national archives worldwide, an institute that contains about 90 million mostly unclassified and defectively stored docu¬ments, the National Archive of Egypt “Dar at-Wathaek” that was founded in … Continued
THE holy carpet was manufactured in Egypt and sent to Mecca every year in the Mahmal (palanquin) borne on the back of a camel in a procession to Mecca, on the occasion of the Hajj (the greater Muslim pilgrimage). The … Continued
In the last two articles we toured Cairo and Alexandria of the 14th century in the company of the famed Arab traveler Ibn Battouta. This week we are going to hear of his impressions about a third Egyptian place, which … Continued
LAST week we started talking about the 14th century trav¬els of Ibn Battouta that took him 27 years to accomplish, starting at Tangier in Morocco, extending to different parts of Africa and Asia and reaching as far as China. We … Continued
Ibn Battouta is the famous Arab traveler whose name became an icon for any travelling adventure; some people consider him to be one of the most important travelers in history. He is always compared with Marco Polo the Venetian merchant … Continued
AS mentioned last week, AI- Tahra Palace was originally built and owned by Mohamed Taber Pasha, cousin of King Farouk. The palace was later bought by king Farouk, who remained its owner until it was confiscated by the government of … Continued
LOCATED near Qubba Palace, AI-Tahra Palace in Zaitoun in eastern Cairo has a very special quality with its size, gardens, history and exceptional status. All Egyptian presidential palaces (formerly royal palaces) were owned, since the time of Tawfiq Pasha (grandfather … Continued
AS mentioned in the last week’s article, 70 years ago, in the year 1939, Sheikh Tantawi Gawhari was the first Egyptian to be nominated for the Nobel Prize. The claim for nomination was based on his two published books; In … Continued
AS mentioned in the last article. 70 years ago in 1939. Sheikh Tantawi Gawhari was the first Egyptian to be nominated for the Nobel Prize. The claim for nomination was based on his two pub¬lished books: “In Search of the … Continued
ON 5 December, 1939 in this same newspaper, The Egyptian Gazette, an article titled ‘An Egyptian Candidate for the Nobel Prize: Sheikh Tantawy Gohary’ was published. It read: “Sheikh Tantawy Gohary, one of Egypt’s leading thinkers and the first Egyptian … Continued