Hand-blown glass, silver-inlaid and engraved brass, furniture inlaid with mother-of pearl, textiles, basketry, and more: local craftspeople displayed and sold their wares in front of the magnificent mosque of Sultan Qaitbey in the “City … Read more

Sultan Qaitbey, who reigned in 1468-1496, was among the most glorious rulers of mediaeval Egypt. He was a great patron of architecture, in whose time the Mamluk style reached its apex of refined elegance … Read more

After a long delay, the Museum of Arabic Calligraphy, designed by ARCHiNOS in 2009-2010, opened in Alexandria on 22 August 2015. Not surprisingly, the designers were not invited to the opening, and not even … Read more

Sultan Qaitbey himself, surrounded by his fearsome Mamluks, greeted the guests arriving on 8 July 2015 to the Sultan’s Festival that marked the completion of ARCHiNOS’ project in the “City of the Dead”. People … Read more

In the month of Ramadan, soon after the conquest of Egypt by the Fatimid dynasty in year 969, the caliph al-Mu’izz li-Din Allah entered Cairo. For the night-time ingress of the ruler to his … Read more

Gebel Barkal in the northern Sudan, with its impressive rock outcrop once believed to be the seat of the god Amun, is among the most important ancient sites in the Nile Valley. With a … Read more