Near Bab al-Futuh, at the beginning of Al-Mo’ez Street, you will find one of the largest Fatimid mosques in Cairo: the Al-Hakim Mosque. The notoriously eccentric caliph Al-Hakim Bi-Amr Allah had it built in 990 AD. Towards the end of his reign, he disappeared without a trace at the age of 36. Since then, the […]
Comments: Comments Off on The Gayer-Anderson Museum
The Gayer-Anderson Museum
Gayer Anderson Pasha was an English officer who studied medicine in London and joined the Royal Army Medical Corps in 1904. He was later posted to Egypt in 1907 and lived in the house now known as the Gayer-Anderson Museum. The house was converted into a museum and named after the British major and army […]
The Al-Azhar complex, mosque and university, is located in the heart of Islamic Cairo and is not only home to the oldest university in the world, but is also where the black robes for graduation originated. The costume worn by students around the world at graduation seems to have been inspired by the flowing robes […]
Islam flourished in Egypt during early dynastic periods such as the Fatimid and Ayyubid dynasties, establishing Egypt as a major cultural, political, and social power in the Islamic world. In 1250 AD, a military caste known as the Mamluks took control of Egypt and made it a major Islamic power. In 1798, the arrival of […]
Comments: Comments Off on Monasteries of St. Anthony and St. Paul
Monasteries of St. Anthony and St. Paul
The monasteries of St. Anthony and St. Paul are the oldest Christian monasteries; they both date back to the 4th century AD, when monks began to settle in hidden rocks and caves at the foot of Mount Galala Al-Qibliya on the Red Sea. Both monasteries are considered the holiest sites of the Coptic Church in […]
