- Al-Ahram: Egypt's Almanac
Dr. Yunan Labib Rizk (professor of history and head of Al-Ahram History Studies Centre) examines Al-Ahram's 'News and Events' page during the 1920's and finds that it was indeed a record of the most important daily occurrences in Egypt; includes clear black-and-white photographs of King Fouad, Saad Zaghlul, Munira Thabet, and Moustafa El-Maraghy; from Al-Ahram Weekly Online (Issue No. 539).
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2001/539/chrncls.htm
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Review It - Al-Azhar - History
History page of the official Al-Azhar Website.
http://www.alazhar.org/english/about/index.htm
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Review It - Alamein, El
A very brief summary of the 1942 battle (named for the town in northern Egypt, on the Mediterranean Sea), a decisive British victory in World War II; from Encyclopedia.com.
http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/a/alamein.asp
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Review It - Americans in the Egyptian Army
Recounts how 50 Americans (mostly Civil War veterans) donned the uniform of Egypt in the service of Khedive Ismail.
http://home.earthlink.net/~atomic_rom/egypt.htm
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Review It - An Early Traveller in Egypt
Brief excerpts and three illustrations from Charles Dana Gibson's account published in McClure's Magazine under the title 'Sketches in Egypt' (1898); from Logoi.com.
http://www.logoi.com/notes/egypt_travel.html
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Review It - Antiquities Wish List
Report that Zahi Hawass, secretary-general of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), has formally requested that UNESCO assist in the return of five key items of Egypt's cultural heritage: the Rosetta Stone (in the British Museum, London), the bust of Nefertiti (in the Egyptian Museum, Berlin), the statue of Great Pyramid architect Hemiunnu (in the Roemer-Pelizaeus Museum, Hildesheim, Germany), the Dendara Temple Zodiac (in the Louvre, Paris), and the bust of Khafre pyramid builder Ankhaf (in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston); from Al-Ahram Weekly Online (Issue No. 751, 14-20 July 2005).
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2005/751/eg7.htm
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Review It - ArabDataNet - Country Information on Egypt
Offers a focused gateway to information on Egypt; the Country Profile, US-Egypt trade statistics, and Articles (09/09/1994 to present) provide reliable and useful data relative to recent history.
http://www.arabdatanet.com/country/ctrypgs/eg.asp
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Review It - Cairo History Guide
Chronicles the history of the Cairo area from 3500 BCE to the present in ten scholarly but readable essays; by Alaa K. Ashmawy, University of Southern Florida.
http://ce.eng.usf.edu/pharos/cairo/history/
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Review It - Camp David Accords -- Framework for Peace
A survey of the 1978 Camp David Accords between Egypt and Israel, with sections: Prelude, Preparations, Negotiations, and Legacy; from the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library.
http://www.ibiblio.org/sullivan/CampDavid-Accords-homepage.html
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Review It - CIA - The World Factbook: Egypt
This periodically updated country study provides current, detailed, background information for research on contemporary Egypt and its history -- Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications, Transportation, Military, and Transnational Issues; from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook.
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/eg.html
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Review It - Color Me Egypt:
Egyptian history written for kids, a coloring book, and a coloring contest.
http://touregypt.net/kids/
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Review It - Construction Begins on UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology
Egyptologists and University of California, Los Angeles technology centers have begun compiling a new online history of Egypt from 3500 BC to AD 400, to include 4,000 entries of original content and be available in English, German, French, and Arabic; by Angilee Shah for the UCLA International Institute.
http://www.international.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=42386
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Review It - Country Studies - Egypt
Among the numerous topics covering all aspects of Egypt as a nation, are over 40 essays on the various historical periods from ancient times to the present.
http://www.country-studies.com/egypt/
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Review It - David Roberts Gallery of 19th Century Lithographs
All 124 Egypt pictures -- architecture, monuments, people, and scenic views -- of Egypt in the 19th century by Scottish artist David Roberts R.A. (1796-1864).
http://www.museum-tours.com/museum/roberts/roberts0.htm
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Review It - Description de l'Egypte
Online exhibit showcasing this monumental publication which documented the Napoleonic expedition of 1798; from the State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia.
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/collections/treasures/egypt1.html
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Review It - Digital Egypt for Universities
This 'learning and teaching resource for higher education' contains information on all aspects of Egyptian history, society, and culture from 4000 BC to the present; from University College London.
http://www.petrie.ucl.ac.uk/digital_egypt/Welcome.html
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Review It - Egy.com - Cairo's Recollections Online
Samir Raafat offers a variety of articles, photos, and references dealing with 19th and 20th century aspects of Cairo, Egypt's 1000-year-old capital -- its architecture, landmarks, character, people and problems.
http://www.egy.com
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Review It - Egypt - A Country Study
Contains a country profile (geography, society, economy, government and politics, etc.); a concise, but comprehensive, summary of Egyptian history, from predynastic antiquity to President Mubarak; and tables, bibliography, and glossary; from the Library of Congress.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/egtoc.html
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Review It - Egypt - History
From Egypt State Information Service; nine essays on the major eras in Egyptian history, plus links to information on Egypt's Land & People, Culture & Arts, Economy, Politics, Society, Tourism, and Women.
http://www.sis.gov.eg/En/History/
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Review It - Egypt - History
Brief, but authoritative, history of Egypt, from the Old Kingdom to the present.
http://www.presidency.gov.eg/html/history.html
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Review It - Egypt Daily News
Daily news coverage of Egypt, the Middle East, and the world, plus features, maps of Cairo, and links to Egyptian government, military, religious, and other sites.
http://www.egyptdailynews.com/
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