This etching shows photographs from J. H. Breasted’s Geschichte Aegyptens (History of Egypt, 1936). The two sculpted heads were discovered in the workshop of Thutmose, the pharaoh’s chief sculptor, ...

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He boldly identifies vital intersections between the formative tenets of modernity and conventions of Islamic thought … Salama’s book is bound to provoke vital debate that will enrich knowledge and ...

When the uprisings began in Egypt, it became evident that youth movements were going to play a large part in the uprisings themselves, as well as the ensuing political and social changes. In this book ...

"A book has become a luxury item here in Egypt. It's not a basic commodity like food and people are saving on luxuries," says Mohammed El-Baaly of Sefsafa Publishing House. He was speaking as the ...

About 3,300 years ago, in the early 13th century B.C., an Egyptian statue was made. It was carved from granite and contained ...