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Protests planned to save Cairo, Alex historical sites from demolition

Activists in Egypt's two largest cities call for Wednesday protests aimed at saving local historical landmarks from destruction

Abbasiya: Protest venue...historical district

Amid the criss-cross of streets and endless crowds in Abbasiya Square, which was the site of recent deadly attacks on protesters, lie architectural gems that witnessed the rise and fall of a district and its societies

On the trail of the holy family in Egypt

Escaping King Herod, the Virgin Mary, Joseph and Jesus found safety and shelter in Egypt, a history that to this day makes Egyptians proud

Street Smart: Heliopolis, a walk to remember

Once a cosmopolitan Egyptian neighbourhood beholding architectural gems, a walk in Heliopolis is still inspirational

Folk: Sufi Music Fills the Ramadan Air

On the fourth night of Samaa International Sufi Festival, members of the Pakistani Rafi Peer band create musical magic for an eager crowd

Street smart: The banker that mapped Cairo

Have you ever spent any time reading El-Maqrizi, Ibn Iyas or Ibn Taghri Birdi, completely losing your bearing in the Cairo of the tenth or thirteenth centuries?

Street Smart: Cairo's Downtown Memory project keeps the history alive

Half of Cairo's charm is in it's past, which the Downtown Memory project manages to preserve

Street Smart: The hidden jewel on Shawarbi Street

The city has a way of accommodating the past without deferring to it; scratch beneath the layers added by time and another age is there to be discovered

Hidden in plain sight: A closer look at some of Islamic Cairo's most iconic buildings

The historical treasures of the ancient districts of Cairo, in addition to the autumn breeze, make taking a walk through Islamic Cairo the perfect weekend treat

On the route of faith

Naguib Mahfouz's Cairo: Echoes of an omnipresent past

Alexandria's Villa Cicurel, threatened again, and again

The historic landmark continues to face threats of demolition

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On the route of faith

Come walk with us the route of faith where an ancient church, and a Jewish temple fit perfectly in the heart of Islamic Cairo

The Jewish alley of Old Cairo

Ahram Online visits part of Egypt’s lost heritage, the Jewish alley of Old Cairo, known as Haret El-Yahud

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A very ancient Egyptian Easter: Sham El-Nasim

Monday 21 April marks Sham El-Nasim, which Copts celebrate as part of Easter, but is one of the few days that Egyptians of all religions celebrate - since ancient times

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On Al-Khalifa Street

A project in Sayyida Zeinab offers Cairenes a chance to rediscover their city's history and architectural gems

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