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Cairo, Egypt: Islamic Architecture and Ottoman-Egyptian Architecture, Urbanism, and Culture, and its Documentation, Conservation, Restoration, and Rehabilitation

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Al-Hawsh al-Basha

Al-Hawsh al-Basha

Al-Hawsh al-Basha was Muhammad 'Ali Basha's turba of a grandeur sufficient to honor his upstart, all-conquering family and its retainers.…

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European Cairo

Ishma'il Khedive declared, in AD1879, that "My country (Egypt) is no longer in Africa; we are now part of Europe. It is therefore natural for us to…

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Broadus, Brian C. "Conserving Cairo."Inform: Architecture and Design in the Mid-Atlantic2010.06 (2010): 18-20. Print.

Broadus, Brian C. "Conserving Cairo."Inform: Architecture and Design in the Mid-Atlantic2010.06 (2010): 18-20. Print.
A pre-revolutionary primer on Egypt's struggle to keep up its rich Islamic heritage while attending, unsuccesfully, to the economic and political…

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A Brief History of Mamluk Egypt

A Brief History of Mamluk Egypt
Independent, large in area, and durable, Mamluk Cairo ruled Egypt, Syria, and the Hegaz from AD1249 until the Ottoman conquest of AD1517. Until after…

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Sharia al-Khalifa: Shi'a Monuments

Sharia al-Khalifa: Shi'a Monuments

Sayyida Ruqqaya is the daughter of 'Ali, husband of Fatima, the Messenger's daughter. The 'Alid cult that Christian vizier Badr al-Gamali elevated…

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