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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.
A pre-revolutionary primer on Egypt's struggle to keep up its rich Islamic heritage while attending, unsuccesfully, to the economic and political…
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…
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…