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Minaret of the principal mosque. Siout, Upper Egypt. (1846-1849)

David Roberts (Scottish, 1796-1864)

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فيروز - لماذا نحن أغراب

‎قصيدة “غرباء”

للشاعر الفلسطيني ابن غزة: هارون هاشم رشيد، كُتبت عام 1954 أي بعد النكبة ١٩٤٨ بست سنوات. غنتها فيروز.:

‎أتت ليلى لوالدها وفي أحداقها ألم

‎وفي أحشائها نارٌ من الأشواق تضطرم

‎وقد غامت بعينيها طيوف هزها سقم

‎وقد نام البهيج أسى فلا صوت ولا نغم

‎أتت ليلى لوالدها وقد أهوى به الهرم

‎وقالت وهي من لهف بها الآلام تحتدم

‎لماذا نحن يا أبتي لماذا نحن أغراب

‎أليس لنا بهذا الكون أصحاب وأحباب

‎أليس لنا أخلاء أليس أحباء

‎لماذا نحن يا أبتي لماذا نحن أغراب؟!

‎سألتك أمس عن أمي التي ذهبت ولم ترجع

‎سألتك وخافقي يشكو.. سألت ومقلتي تدمع

‎وأنت مغلغل في الصمت لا تحكي ولا تسمع

‎ويمعن يا أبي صمتك ولا ينفذ لي صوتك

‎فأصرخ… يا أبي قل لي لماذا نحن أغراب

‎سألتك منذ أيام… سألتك عن أخي أحمد

‎وكدت تزيح عن عيني ذاك الخاطر الأسود

‎وكدت تقول لي قد مات يا ليلى.. قد استشهد

‎ولكنك لم تفعل

‎لماذا نحن يا أبتي.. لماذا نحن أغراب؟

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Palestinians gather at an aid distribution point near the Zikim border crossing in a desperate attempt to receive limited flour supplies in Gaza City, Gaza, on July 29, 2025. Under the ongoing Israeli attacks, civilians in Gaza face severe food shortages, with long queues forming as aid trucks arrive. (Photo by Ali Jadallah/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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Praying In The Blue Mosque, Cairo (1898)

Ludwig Deutsch (Austrian, 1855 – 1935)

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View of the pyramids. From the journey to Egypt (1903)

Jan Ciągliński (Polish, 1858 - 1913)

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Palestinians carry relief supplies in Gaza. Israeli forces killed at least 60 people seeking food at a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation centre, with dozens wounded. Photograph: Eyad Baba/AFP/Getty

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/jun/16/send-armed-un-troops-to-protect-aid-convoys-gaza-sudan-or-risk-dystopia-un-rapporteur?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

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winners of national geography 2012: Ken Thorne: Near the city of Morondava, on the West coast of Madagascar, lies an ancient forest of Baobab trees. Unique to Madagascar, the endemic species is sacred to the Malagasy people and rightly so. Walking amongst these giants is like nothing else on this planet. Some of the trees here are over a thousand years old. It is a spiritual place, almost magical

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UPCOMING UNESCO RIELA EVENTS

Monday 23 June (12:00pm) until 18 July

Travelling exhibition of work by Hannah Rose Thomas and Robert McNeil

We will host a travelling exhibition, showcasing work by UNESCO RIELA Affiliate Artists Hannah Rose Thomas and Robert McNeil, as part of the remembrance events around the 30th anniversary of the Srebrenica Genocide. Here is when and where you can view the paintings:

23 June - 6 July: University Chapel

7 - 10 July: Advanced Research Centre, ground floor

11 - 18 July: School of Education, 5th floor gallery

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UPCOMING UNESCO RIELA EVENTS

Monday 23 June (12:00pm) until 18 July

Travelling exhibition of work by Hannah Rose Thomas and Robert McNeil

We will host a travelling exhibition, showcasing work by UNESCO RIELA Affiliate Artists Hannah Rose Thomas and Robert McNeil, as part of the remembrance events around the 30th anniversary of the Srebrenica Genocide. Here is when and where you can view the paintings:

23 June - 6 July: University Chapel

7 - 10 July: Advanced Research Centre, ground floor

11 - 18 July: School of Education, 5th floor gallery

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 “The modern civilization of Europe”

Summary

Cartoon from the Cairo Punch, showing French soldier and British soldier (labeled "John Bull") standing on skeletons and toasting in front of burning Casa Blanca and man hanging in gallows in Denshway, Egypt.

Names

Zaki, A. H., artist

Created / Published

[between 1908 and 1914]

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Palestinian artist Malak Mattar's new paintings deal with the genocide in Gaza: ''The only colours that I see are black... the only colour that feels representative of reality."

“No, painting makes me feel worse,” she says. “Because you get deeply into the pain. And I take everything personally – like the men are my father, the woman is my mother, the babies are my siblings. So it's worse, digging deep into this. It makes me live it, makes me go through it.”

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VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPHY OF #EGYPT

Gabriel Lekegian was an Armenian photographer, active in Egypt and the Middle-East from 1870 to 1890.

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In 1964, Malcolm X went to Gaza. But his biographies leave that detail out.

Now, a South African artist is illustrating that trip for a new generation.

Nkosinathi Ngubane published a coloring book detailing Malcolm’s visit to Palestine – highlighting his bold stance against Zionism and colonialism, and his call for Black and Palestinian unity.

AJ+

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The Bombing of Sakiet

1959, Peter de Francia

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Al-azhar University In Cairo

October 1983, the Al-Azhar University, Cairo, is the leading university for study of Islam, This is both a place of study and meditation, Sitting on the floor of the mosque, students spend half their time to the study of religious texts. (Photo by Manuel Litran/Paris Match via Getty Images)

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I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as Cardiologist at EMERGENCY ONG Onlus!

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نبذة عن تاريخ الطب الحديث في مصر

نبذة عن تاريخ الطب الحديث في مصر – خالد فهمي