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Islamic CairoArchive of news articles on external web sites. For mongabay-specific articles, please see http://www.mongabay.com/xml/list.htmlThe South African Star,Jomba, DRC - A UN envoy met Congolese rebel leader Laurent Nkunda for talks to seek peace in the eastern DRC yesterday as fresh fighting flared between Islamic Cairo Hailed As A Hidden Gem - Oct 23, 2008 Holiday hypermarket,Islamic Cairo is a "hidden gem" which is often bypassed by tourists focusing on the well-known pyramids and temples, according to one travel commentator. Egypt: Hamas may boycott Palestinian unity talks in Egypt - Nov 13, 2008 Afrique en ligne,Palestinian party Hamas has threatened to shun Egyptian efforts to hold inter-Palestinian negotiations aimed at ending the infighting among groups. Hamas supporters protest against Abbas' Fatah movement - Nov 14, 2008 Xinhua,RAMALLAH, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- The security forces of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday arrested 17 Hamas members across the West Bank, The Mosque and Madrasa of Sultan Hassan - Oct 24, 2008 Journal3,No wonder this is one of the most popular tourist sites in Islamic Cairo. The mosque is free standing and has three facades. The fourth, western side has a Intrepid Travel guide wins GOLD! - Oct 27, 2008 PRLog.Org (press release),Gaze over the city from the Citadel built by Saladin and explore the ancient markets and mosques of Islamic Cairo. Discover astonishing recycling projects Hamas: dialogue success subject to reservations consideration - Oct 29, 2008 People's Daily Online,The success of national Palestinian dialogue is subject to Egypt taking of Hamas reservations into consideration, the Islamic movement said on Wednesday. Holiday Travel Specials at Worldwide Marriott, Renaissance and ... - Oct 24, 2008 PR Web (press release),...a half-day Cairo tour, where you can see the Islamic Cairo and Khan El Khalili, Egyptian Museum, Old Cairo and Citadel, the Pyramids and Sphinx at Giza. Hamas: Abbas to be illegal president after January - Sep 24, 2008 Xinhua,GAZA, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- A senior Islamic Hamas movement leader said on Wednesday that his movement would call President Mahmoud Abbas "the illegal The city of a thousand eras - Sep 15, 2008 The Times,Nowhere are the city’s layers more artfully exposed than at El Azhar Park, with its sweeping views of Islamic Cairo. Wandering below El Azhar in the If you go to Egypt - Sep 19, 2008 Minneapolis Star Tribune,Cairo: The city may be hectic, but there's much to explore, including Islamic Cairo, shopping (and bargaining) at Khan El Khalili Bazaar and the Egyptian A KHAWAGA’S TALE: A foreigner’s guide to Ramadan - Aug 31, 2008 Daily News Egypt,The first week of Ramadan is also the time to visit Islamic Cairo, especially Al-Hussein Square and Khan Al-Khalili. The prayers which are called here bring Pack of cards - Sep 4, 2008 Al-Ahram Weekly,Taher El-Barbary strolled the streets and alleyways of Islamic Cairo to capture the mood. The General Organisation of Culture Palaces (GOCP), Egypt continues crackdown on Islamic Brotherhood group - Aug 30, 2008 Afrique en ligne,Cairo, Egypt – Egypt's most popular opposit ion group, the Muslim Brotherh ood, is bracing up for an increased crackdown on its members after the governmen Kidnappers seize foreign tourists in Egypt - Sep 24, 2008 stv.tv,CAIRO (Reuters) - Masked kidnappers have taken 19 people hostage, including Western tourists on safari in a remote desert border area of Egypt, Africa: More Than the Film Stands Between Iran And Egypt - Sep 16, 2008 AllAfrica.com,Despite several goodwill gestures from Iran, Egypt appears adamant in its refusal to re-establish diplomatic relations -- frozen for almost 30 years -- with Pyramid Power - Jul 17, 2008 Jewish Exponent,Our first stop was Islamic Cairo, with the Mosque of al-Azhar, a key center of Islamic learning founded in 970 CE, and the glitzy, bustling Khan al-Khalili experiencing egypt - Jul 27, 2008 Kentucky.com,The main sites of Islamic Cairo can probably be seen in a day, but you might need at least that long to check out the wonders of the Egyptian Museum of Look who is offering sex tips! - Apr 17, 2008 MSN India,Heba Kotb is a conservative Muslim, wears an Islamic head scarf, and goes on television once a week to talk frankly and in great detail about sex. United Nations resolutions justify censorship - Apr 3, 2008 Freemuse,Despite objections from 40 rights organisations from around the world led by ARTICLE 19 and the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), Egyptian security forces raid Muslim Brotherhood - Feb 20, 2008 CNN International...(CNN) -- Egyptian security forces have raided the houses of Muslim Brotherhood members and arrested more than 90 people from the banned political group, 36 Hours in Cairo - Jan 31, 2008 New York Times,Head to nearby Ibn Tulun Square to begin a tour of Islamic Cairo, an extraordinary blend of the modern jumble of daily life and the soaring power of Egypt’s The World Islamic Call Society organized round table in Cairo 2008 ... - Jan 30, 2008 Libyan Jamahiriya Broadcasting Corporation,2008-01-30 The round table concluded in Cairo yesterday which was organized by the World Islamic Call Society on (civilizational continuation : its 'They let the dogs yap' - Feb 8, 2008 Guardian Unlimited,The potholed alleys and bustling coffee houses of Gamaliyya, in Islamic Cairo, along with chanting incense burners and queues for oven-fresh bread, Iranian speaker arrives in Egypt, attends Islamic summit - Jan 29, 2008 Monsters and Critics.comCairo - In the first visit of its kind, the speaker of the Iranian parliament, Gholam Haddad, arrived in Egypt Tuesday to participate in a conference for Abbas says he won't negotiate with Hamas, despite Gaza chaos - Jan 26, 2008 Jerusalem Post,By AP Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday stuck to his tough conditions for resuming contacts with Hamas, despite attempts by Egypt to Readjusting to Egyptian life - Feb 4, 2008 The Massachusetts Daily Collegian,...put their hands on their shoulders to make them stay, which is what happened to me and a couple of friends when we visited a bazaar in Islamic Cairo. Forget the Resume: Live Like an Egyptian - Jan 28, 2008 The UCSD Guardian Online,The view from the mosque Minarut in Islamic Cairo shows the weathered apartments and shops. (photo courtesy of David Harvey) Around 1 am on Jan. Iran Majlis speaker attends IIU summit - Jan 29, 2008 PRESS TV,Iran's Majlis Speaker has arrived in Egypt to attend the fifth Interparliamentary Union of the Islamic countries meeting in Cairo. Gholam Ali-Haddad-Adel Hamas patrols border breaks - Jan 29, 2008 Denver Post,By Omar Sinan AP RAFAH, Egypt — Hamas militants joined Egyptian forces for a second day Monday in trying to restore control at three breaches in the Gaza Aga Khan Trust revives the Middle Ages - Nov 1, 2007 Al-Ahram Weekly,The hilly site is surrounded by the most significant historic districts of Islamic Cairo, all of which are major destinations for visitors to the city. Egypt detains 11 Muslim Brotherhood members - Nov 10, 2007 Middle East Times,Egyptian riot police block off traffic leading to Islamic Cairo's Al-Gamaliya district in February 2007. Egyptian authorities have detained 11 members of Controversial edicts push Egypt mufti to assert independence - Nov 13, 2007 Africasia,A barrage of controversial religious edicts which have sparked outrage and confusion forced Egypt's Sunni Muslim mufti on Tuesday to assert his independence Analysis: Egypt sees another war on terror - Nov 9, 2007 United Press InternationalBy SHAUN WATERMAN UPI Homeland and National Security Editor CAIRO, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- The leaders of Egypt, one of the United States' key allies in its war on Surge in Fatwas Bewilders Muslims - Nov 6, 2007 New York Sun,By DANIEL WILLIAMS CAIRO, Egypt — A century ago, the fatwa department at Cairo's Al-Azhar University issued fewer than 200 edicts a day. Community Events - 22 Oct 2007 Regina Leader-Post,Islamic History Month Canada (IHMC) presents this film about Islamic Cairo. Prof. Akbar Ahmed, photojournalist, traveler and researcher, hosts this film. From top: the dome of Sultan Qalawun complex; Al-Muiz Street - Oct 4, 2007 Al-Ahram Weekly,To prevent the accumulation of subterranean water -- the principal threat to Islamic Cairo -- a state-of-the-art drainage system has been installed. Egyptians mark Ramadan with prayer and zest - Oct 8, 2007 Christian Science Monitor,But most average Egyptians head to places like the sprawling mosque and market complex of old Islamic Cairo. There they eat the sahour staple dishes: mashed A Fast for the Body, a Feast for the Soul - Oct 8, 2007 The UCSD Guardian Online,From the high vantage point of Azhar park in Islamic Cairo, the prayers of the city, called out from each mosque minaret, can be heard as one chant German Archaeological Institute in Cairo 1907-2007 - Meeting the ... - Oct 2, 2007 lifepr.de,Restorations in Islamic Cairo 1973–2004 reports on restoration work in the Old City of Cairo (German/English). 3. Für die Ewigkeit geschaffen - Die Särge Khyiam, millenary art - Sep 24, 2007 ANBA,Cairo – Al Khyamiya is a famous commercial centre in the centre of Islamic Cairo. There are made colourful tents with which the streets and temples are Palestinian finds following for poetry of hope - Oct 8, 2007 Reuters South Africa,There are also scents, sounds and tales from downtown and Islamic Cairo that juxtapose poverty and absolute rule. The majority of Arabs opposed the US-led Jailed Egyptian Militant Commits Suicide - Sep 25, 2007 The Associated PressCAIRO, Egypt (AP) — A jailed Egyptian militant committed suicide in his cell on Tuesday, a judiciary official said. Sayed Ragab Abdullah had been jailed 15 Egyptian militant jailed for 15 years commits suicide in cell ... - Sep 25, 2007 Live-PR.com (Pressemitteilung),© AP CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - An Egyptian militant imprisoned for 15 years without trial committed suicide in cell on Tuesday, a judiciary official said. Egypt Jails Nine People Involved in 2005 Attacks - 20 Aug 2007 Javno.hr,The tourists were killed in a bomb attack at a famous bazaar in Islamic Cairo's district of al-Azhar in April 2005. A suicide bomber attacked tourists later Egyptian court rules on 2005 attacks - 20 Aug 2007 Independent Online,The tourists were killed in a bomb attack at a famous bazaar in Islamic Cairo's district of al-Azhar in April 2005. A suicide bomber attacked tourists later Egypt officials in graft probe - Aug 12, 2007 Sunday Times,The allegations against Ayman Abdel Monem, in charge of aa huge restoration project in Islamic Cairo, and Ahmed Hussein, who heads another project in Upper Traveling Around Egypt And Back - Aug 2, 2007 أرابياTours also include visiting some places like Citadel and Khan el-Khalili market in Islamic Cairo, also visiting the churches and Coptic museum in Cairo. Out of Egypt - Aug 11, 2007 New York Times,Leon remained resolutely social, “a broker and middleman between two worlds — cosmopolitan colonial Cairo and mystical, sensuous Islamic Cairo. Egypt Arrests 2 Culture Officials - Aug 9, 2007 Forbes,...some of the nation's largest construction companies to restore "Islamic Cairo," the medieval core of the city known for its ancient mosques and homes. Two Culture Ministry Officials Arrested On Bribery Charges In Egypt - Aug 10, 2007 AHN...including the multi-million dollar project involving Egypt's largest construction companies in a project to restore Islamic Cairo, a place known for its Amazing Egypt – More than Just the Wonders of Antiquity - Aug 2, 2007 أرابياThe medieval district of Islamic Cairo is densely packed with people and lots of mosques and temples. This is where many still go during the month of My secret Cairo Oct 27, 2006 To plunge into Islamic Cairo ankle-deep — perhaps literally so, since the streets round here are not that well-kept — start with your back to Khan al ... - Times Online, A child in Egypt Jan 29, 2006 However, we did check out--twice--the magnificent new 74-acre Al-Azhar park, built on the site of a former garbage dump in Islamic Cairo. ... Chicago Tribune, [an error occurred while processing this directive] archives | news | XML / RSS feed | featured
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