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The tomb of the sons of Rameses II (KV5) was discovered in February 1994 by Professor Kent R. Weeks, an American Egyptologist in the Valley of the Kings, Luxor. The tomb had been briefly and superficially explored before, but due to all the debris in the tomb, the preceding...
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There is a short interview with a student of the Arab Baptist Theological Seminary (ABTS) about Christian missionary work in Morocco. The major part of the recording is Zuzana Skalova, a Czech art historian speaking about the conservation of Coptic icons in Egypt. One of her central...
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Interview about the completion of ten years of restauration work of the Sphinx in 1998 with Dutchman Wiebe and Dr.ʿAbd al-ḤalīmNūr al-Dīn, who obtained his PhD at Leiden University in 1974. After receiving his grade, he stayed in The Netherlands for six more years. He has been a teacher...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 20, 2015
The seventh iteration of the International Festival of Cultural Diversity, for which Egypt is the honored guest, began today in Paris’ first arrondissement. The festival showcased a number of speakers who highlighted Egypt’s diverse cultural history as well as the works of several contemporary...
Date of source: Thursday, January 2, 2014
Dr. Muhammad Ibrahīm, Minister of State for Antiquities, stated that the cleanliness of the historical sites comes at the top of the list of priorities of the Ministry of Antiquities. He stated in a field visit that he led yesterday morning to the Religion Union Area in Old Cairo. This was in order...
Date of source: Monday, August 3, 2015
Egypt's Al-Ghad theatrical troupe director, Isma`īl Mukhtār said, that he will present the play Sayyed al-Waqt (Master of Time) on August 6 on the stage of Al-Horeya Center For Creativity in Alexandria.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 28, 2015
In an aired phone interview presented by Al-Mehwar TV-Channel, Egyptian painter Ahmad `Abla strongly criticized the minister of culture, `Abd al-Wāhed al-Nabawi, saying that the changes the minister wants to implement will kill the creative soul of Egyptian art, in particular on what concerns the...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Irina Bukofa, the general director of UNESCO, arrived to Cairo on Tuesday to participate in an international conference for the protection of heritage. She is launching UNESCO’s “United with Heritage” campaign inside the Museum of Islamic art. She chose Cairo as a place to launch her campaign from...
Date of source: Sunday, May 8, 2016
Jawzīf Malāk a human rights delegate for the state of minorities with the United Nations reported that there is a fear that the Wādī al-Riyān Monastery crisis is escalating between the two parties and the rights organizations that are becoming involved in the matter. Malāk demanded that the state...
Date of source: Saturday, July 25, 2015
Within the framework of the program Support Cultural Diversity and Creativity in Egypt, a project co-funded by the European Union and orchestrated by the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the latter organizes a project for Egyptian youth under the name of "Questions On The Cultural Movements"; hosted by...
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Emerging Perspectives on Intercultural and Interreligious Relations
Dialogue Across Borders is a database of summary translations of Arabic newspaper articles with references to their sources about intercultural and interreligious relations, focusing primarily but not exclusively on Muslim-Christian relations. The database also contains articles with editorial analysis and interviews on the subject.