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Africa, Built Heritage, Conservation, Heritage, Public Spaces, Restoration, World Heritage Sites

Athar Lina: Conservation and Adaptive Reuse

May 29, 2017September 21, 2017

There are a series of challenges threatening cultural heritage of Historic Cairo. One of these challenges is the behaviour of the local community towards the …

Africa, Conservation, Heritage, Intangible Heritage, Interviews, Opinion

Heritage and education: The GamoGofa zone in South Ethiopia

May 22, 2017September 21, 2017

The importance of sustaining traditionally and locally embedded cultural heritage, customs and practices is paramount in this era of rapidly escalating modernisation. Taking the case …

#makeheritagefun, Africa, Food Heritage, Intangible Heritage

Koshari: Food and the Italy-Egypt Connect

May 14, 2017September 21, 2017

Dishes like the Koshari stand testament to the large degree of cultural exchange between Italy and Egypt. Food and Cultural Exchange: The intercultural exchange that …

Africa, Food Heritage, Photo Stories

Egypt on a plate: Food crawl

April 17, 2017October 7, 2017

It’s not only the civilisational aspects of Egypt that stand out. Its food deserves an equal degree of mention. Egyptian food is like an amalgamation. …

Africa, Conservation, Explore the Unexplored, Nature, Photo Stories, Restoration

Make Heritage Fun: Nechisar National Park

April 3, 2017April 10, 2017

To understand the unexplored, one must dive right in. That’s what we did at Nechisar National Park. #Makeheritagefun at Nechisar: The #makeheritagefun event that I …

#makeheritagefun, Africa, Asia, Campaigns, Europe, Heritage, North America

Make Heritage Fun! March 2017

April 3, 2017April 3, 2017

BACKGROUND Make Heritage Fun! initiative is a reflection of our belief- ‘heritage is for all’. We want to challenge popular perception which views heritage as an …

Africa, Arts and Crafts, Heritage

Egyptian Crafts through the ages

March 18, 2017March 23, 2017

The ‘Egyptian Crafts through the Ages’ is a temporary heritage exhibition that was recently organized by the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC), a project directed by the Government …

Africa, Features, Memorial, Photo Stories, Uncategorized, Urban

Elephantine: The Nubian highway’s trade hub

March 15, 2017September 24, 2017

The patches of land that have importance along the Nile, are those were trade flourished. Elephantine is one such important piece of land. Introduction: Elephantine …

Africa, Blog, Food Heritage

Shea Nut: Community and economy in Africa

February 27, 2017October 10, 2017

The shea nut provides subsistence and livelihood to locals of the Sahelian regions of Africa. It has tremendous potential in the cosmetic and food industry. …