ancient Egypt

written by: Mohamed Abdel Salam, Randa Borhan 17 Dec

From malaria to corona: a history of epidemics in Egypt

“A punishment from the gods infects man and not other living creatures .. a punishment that inflicts a mosquito to eliminate that evil that dominated our country”.. Thus the Egyptian crossed over 3500 years ago, when the land of Egypt was struck by a plague of malaria, and a pestilence

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Written by: Tahany Abdel Salam, Randa Borhan 16 Dec

Uncle Ramadan: an artist who transforms mud into artifacts, telling the story of history

Pottery is that the oldest craft known to the traditional Egyptian, who discovered since history the spirit of silt that the river brings and accumulates in its fertile valley, so he shaped it and burned it in furnaces that ripen and provides it solidity, and he reached a high degree of accuracy

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Written by: Marwa Ahmed Abdel Alim, Translated by : R kamel 16 Oct

scene the family of Tabataba: the tombs of the descendants of Ahl al-Bayt in Egypt

Half a kilometer west of the Imam al-Shafi’i Mosque, specifically north of Ain al-Sira, on the road to ancient Egypt, lies the scene of “Al Tabataba”, which could be a unique monument, but unfortunately unknown and not found on the tourist map, despite it being almost the sole

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Egyptian Geographic 11 Oct

‏Lighting Cairo Tower in green to raise awareness about mental illness

World Mental Health Day comes this year under exceptional circumstances on the global and local levels. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the daily lives of people around the world and it has placed a new burden on healthcare, and with mental health patients already suffering from social isolation,

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written By: mostapha Abdel Salam, Translated by: Amira Abd El Basset 09 Oct

The birth of “travel photography” in Egypt 170 years ago

Ever since Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) briefly conquered Egypt in 1799, the French had been fascinated with the mysterious East as this distant and exotic place, holder of mysterious and ancient secrets, The psychological phenomenon of Othering an entire region is known today as Orientalism but

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