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Islamic Cairo
But if you take the time to adjust to Islamic Cairo's chaotic environment, you won't regret making the trek. You'll find a number of top attractions here, including Khan El-Khalili's bazaar and ...
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Winter Course Takes Students Around Egypt
AUC winter course "Egypt, Ancient to Modern Civilization" takes students around Egypt, including to Luxor, Saqqara/Giza, and ...
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Islamic State claims Cairo church bombing part of its ‘war on polytheism’
The Islamic State claimed credit for the Dec. 11 bombing in the women’s section at the main Coptic church in Cairo, Egypt. The attack, which killed 24 Christians, is the latest against Egypt’s Coptic ...
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Where was the early Islamic Civilisation?
It was made up of areas in the world that practised Islam. Religion played an important role in society. Courtyard of Ibn Tulun mosque in Cairo, Egypt. It was built in AD876 during the Abbasid ...
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Great Sphinx
One of Cairo's must-see attractions is the Great ... not sure who the figure is modeled after or when it was built. Two temples, one from the Old Kingdom and another from the New Kingdom, sit ...
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Should you visit Cairo or Luxor when visiting Egypt? TikTok Egyptology enthusiast shares his verdict (and it's a question of pyramids versus temples, and your tolerance for ...
These include the 4th-century Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church and the Citadel of Cairo, a medieval Islamic-era fortification ... and is home to 'beautiful temples and tombs', most of which ...
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Introduction to the early Islamic Civilisation
The early Islamic period started in around AD600. Some historians believe it ended in the 13th century (1201-1300) when Baghdad was destroyed. Courtyard of Ibn Tulun mosque in Cairo, Egypt.