All these imminent and actual changes and transformations of the urban experience in Cairo lie at the very heart of the literary atlas project and have driven me, like the historians of the khitat, to ...

In collaboration withMegawra, Ahram Online launches a series of walks in Historic Cairo to track down the intangible heritage of Al-Qahera, the Conqueror, and attempt to safeguard what’s left of it.

The capital of one of the world's most glorious empires, Cairo is a sprawling metropolis set along the banks of the Nile River. Characterized by Roman, Arab and Ottoman architecture, it is known for ...