Alexandria (Egypt)

During the course of the 20th century, Egypt transformed from a British-occupied province of the Ottoman Empire into a powerful nation-state and leader of both pan-Arabism and the ...

Muhammad ‘Ali ruled Egypt from 1805 to 1848. Long perceived as a reforming modernizer and founder of modern Egypt, historians have more recently reconsidered the impact of his econ...

Clement of Alexandria (Titus Flavius Clemens) was one of the most erudite Christian writers of the 2nd century. As little is known of Clement’s life, the dates of his birth and dea...

Youssef Chahine is widely considered as one of the foremost cinema directors in the Arab world whose work transcended the region’s borders to reach a global audience. Although most...

Abstract The following three chapters are a very rough historical sketch, based on a few of the better known works. Those who are well versed in Egyptian history are...

The creation of the Library of Alexandria is widely regarded as one of the great achievements in the history of humankind—a giant endeavour to amass all known literature and schola...

Since the 1830s, Egyptian regimes have sought US governmental support to assist Egypt in gaining its independence and enable it to act freely in the region. Because historically th...

Este trabalho tem como objetivo presentar vida e obra de Pappus de Alexandria, com destaque em seu teorema, e teve como base a seguinte questão de pesquisa: Qual a contribuição de ...