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Photo Walk: El- Moez Street, Cairo

February 11, 2017February 1, 2017

Cairo is rich in cultural heritage. El Moez street in Cairo, however, is a conglomerate of Heritage Sites and local specialties lined one after the …

Discover, Heritage, Travel

Forgotten Heritage and Human-Induced Impacts in Mansourah City, Egypt

January 24, 2017January 26, 2017

On Friday January 13, 2017, I traveled to Mansourah city in order to discover the forgotten Egyptian heritage. According to the direct observation analysis and …

Heritage Quiz, Religious, Restoration, Traditions

Solve this quiz like an Egyptian!

January 17, 2017January 17, 2017

The name ‘Egypt’ comes from the Greek word, Aegyptos (pronounced Hwt-Ka-Ptah in Greek), which means ‘House of the Spirit of Ptah’. Egypt’s impact on different …

Built Heritage, Heritage, Student Program, Underwater

Egyptian Underwater Heritage in Alexandria and Preservation Management

November 26, 2016November 26, 2016

UNESCO in the Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage (2001), defines underwater cultural heritage as,�� all traces of human existence having a …

Built Heritage, Heritage, Student Program, Underwater

Underwater Heritage in Alexandria: The Lost Palace of Cleopatra

November 24, 2016November 24, 2016

Queen Cleopatra (Cleopatra VII Philopator) was the last ruler of the Greek Ptolemaic dynasty and the last Queen of Egypt. Cleopatra was a mighty Egyptian …

Arts and Crafts, Heritage, Intangible Heritage, Student Program, Traditions

Unrecognised Egyptian Intangible Heritage: Mats

November 2, 2016November 2, 2016

Traditional crafts and craftsmanship is considered one of intangible cultural heritage forms (UNESCO, 2003, n.d.-b). �Crafts are deeply embedded in the culture� (Klamer, 2012, p. …

Best From Our Students, Built Heritage, Heritage, Public Spaces, Student Program

Tahrir Square: A Public Space That’s Made History

October 15, 2016December 27, 2016

According to the contributions of Mr. Marc Treib in UNESCO World Heritage manual, public spaces are each open destination that to be accessible for the …

Built Heritage, Heritage, Student Program

Bayt al-Kritliya (Gayer-Anderson Museum): Vernacular Heritage in Egypt

September 5, 2016September 5, 2016

The majority of scholars use the term �Vernacular� when referring to the indigenous construction methodology (Oliver, 2006, p. 4). People attempt to design and construct …

Experimenting patterns in a Block printing technique on fabrics

Arts and Crafts

Moment of inspiration

January 28, 2016January 28, 2016

Egypt has a wide range and diversity in its culture that starts with literature, Music, Art, Fashion, Food, Dancing etc. However the main problem …