The start of the Muslim holy fasting month has always been a time of great festivity in Egypt, for both rulers and the ruled.

Fatimid Silver Jewellery from the Temple Mount Excavations ... A Mediterranean Society: The Jewish Communities of the Arab World as Portrayed in the Documents of the Cairo Geniza 1: Economic ...

Named after the mosque in Cairo’s medieval quarter, it was founded by the Shi’ite Fatimid Dynasty in 970 AD and was formally organised by 988 AD. Al-Azhar’s educational format remained relatively ...

However, given that there is very little left of the Fatimid architecture of Cairo in the city today, the oldest site that still survives is the minaret of the Mosque of Qalawan, where the ...