old Cairo

Wrote by: Hanaa Kamal- Photo by: Maryam Gamal- Translated by: Shireen Medhat 14 Mar

"Khan El-Khalili".. Mamluk Trade Center in the mid of Mahrousa (Cairo)

"Khan El-Khalili".. The one of old Cairo, The oldest Middle-East markets, after 600 years to create, but it still stands with unique architectural style, witness to the splendor if Islamic architecture during the ages, Fatimid, Saladin, Mamluks and Ottoman, all tourists to Egypt is his

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Dr. Zahi Hawass 03 Mar

The Egyptian Museum.. an Undiscovered Store Full of Secrets

In the first edition of ‘The Egyptian Geographic’, I wanted to talk about the secrets of the Egyptian civilization or the Egypt that we do not really know about but I found it necessary to firstly shed the light on the museum that contains the secrets of the Pharaohs. Every time

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wrote by: Hana Kamal - translated by: Yasmin Badr 22 Feb

"Al-Moayed Sheikh".. The oppressed who turned his imprisonment into the greatest mosques of the East

Did not pass in Islam than ornament, After the "Umayyad Mosque"، These words were described by the Egyptian historian Shams al-Din Abu al-Khair Muhammad al-Sakhawi in the 15th century That is the ancient Islamic , which has stood for more than 600 years, To be witness to the splendor of

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Written By: Yasmin Emad - Photos taken by: Nurhan El Fayed 18 Feb

“Psalms”.. The secret of Hall 17 at the Coptic Museum

An entire hall has been allocated for its great importance. More than three years after its discovery, it has been treated as one of the most valuable collectibles in the world. It was realized then that it deserved an entire hall just as the world museums do concerning antiquities of great

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Written by: Marwa Raslan - Translated by: Amira Abd El Basset - Photos by: Eslam Mamdouh, Muhammad Essam and Haitham Al Sharkawy 18 Feb

Al Marmar Mosque... Built by Mohammed Ali Pasha to compete Ottoman palaces

Historians were confused, sometimes call it Al Marmar Mosque, sometimes calling it the Alabaster Mosque,A masterpiece;covered with a rare type of marble,Became the most important landmark of Al-Moez Cairo ,A destination for anyone wants to enjoy the guarded Egypt from its highest castles, A

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