Egypt: Education, History, & Culture
- The American Research Center in Egypt (Cairo, Egypt)
- "ARCE is a private, nonprofit organization founded in 1948 by a consortium of educational and cultural institutions to support research on Egyptian history and culture, foster broader knowledge about Egypt among the general public, and promote and strengthen American-Egyptian cultural ties."
- Publications
- Samir Amin, 1931-2018
- Al-Ahram (Egypt): "Remembering Egyptian economist and Marxist thinker Samir Amin," August 13, 2018 ; "World acclaimed Marxist thinker Samir Amin dies," August 12, 2018
- CODESRIA--Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (Dakar, Sénégal): 15th General Assembly, Programme in Memory of Samir Amin, December 20, 2018--Part 1 --and-- Part 2. --via YouTube.com
--See also: Samir Amin: Intellectuel organique au service de l'émancipation du Sud. (2011) Par Demba Moussa Dembélé. - Mail & Guardian (South Africa): "Salute to a Giant African Academic," August 17, 2018. By Patrick Bond, University of the Witwatersrand, School of Governance, Johannesburg.
- Monthly Review (USA): "Samir Amin: September 3, 1931--August 12, 2018" --and-- "Samir Amin at 80" (October 2011) By John Bellamy Foster.
- Pambazuka news (UK): "Samir Amin eulogy" (August 27, 2018) By Carlos Lopes.
- Review of African Political Economy (UK): "Revolutionary change in Africa: an interview with Samir Amin." (February 2017)
- Sud quotidien (Sénégal): "Témoignages d'économistes sur un 'intellectuel hors-pair'," le 14 août 2018
- Ancient Egypt and Nubia on the Internet (Columbia University)
- Bibliotheca Alexandrina -- Official Website (Alexandria, Egypt)In English, Arabic, or French: "...an integrated cultural complex, with libraries, museums, exhibition areas, Academic and Research Centers and an international conference center."
- Cairo, Egypt (Part of "Egypt WWW", Alaa K. Ashmawy, Department of Civil Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida)The site includes a collection of maps of Cairo.
- CEDEJ: Centre d'Etudes et de Documentations Economiques, Juridiques et Sociales (Caire, Egypte)Le site offre la présentation sur le centre et les activités du personnel de recherche, le contenu de la bibliothèque du centre--y compris une liste des dernières acquisitions, et quelques publications en ligne. << Le CEDEJ est un centre de recherche pluridisciplinaire, dont les travaux portent sur l'Egypte et le Soudan contemporarins...il a été créé par l'accord de coopération franco-égyptien de 1968. ...L'antenne du CEDEJ à Khartoum, fondéé en 1993, ...en collaboration avec le Development Studies and Research Center (rattaché à la Faculté de Sciences Economiques et Sociales de l'Université de Khartoum)...>>
- Chant Avedissian: A Contemporary Artist of Egypt, November 19, 2000 - February 19, 2001, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution (Washington, DC)See also, the home page of the museum offers highlights from temporary and permanent collections, as well as teaching resources.
- Coptic Orthodox Church Network (Jersey City, New Jersey)
- Eternal Egypt (The Supreme Council of Antiquities of the Arab Republic of Egypt, CULTNAT--Center for Documentation of Cultural and Natural Heritage, and IBM Corporation, Cairo, Egypt)This interactive site is available in English, French, or Arabic. "Eternal Egypt is a living record of a land rich in art and history, people and places, myths and religions. The stories of Eternal Egypt are told using the latest interactive technologies, high-resolution imagery, animations, virtual environments, remote cameras, three-dimensional models and more."
- Guardian's Egypt (Andrew Bayuk)
- International Bureau of Education = Bureau de l'Education International: Egypt (UNESCO, Geneva, Switzerland)
- Education development: national report of the Arab Republic of Egypt, from 1990 to 2000, September 2001. (Egypt, National Center for Educational Research and Development. 46th Session of the International Conference on Education, Geneva, 5-8 September, 2001) PDF format.
- Documents & resources on Egypt (reports and statistics)
- Naguib Mahfouz, 1911-2006
- Afrik.Com: "Le prix Nobel de littérature Naguib Mahfouz s'en est allé" (August 2006) (Paris)
- Al-Ahram Weekly: "A master and his mantle" (August 2006) (Cairo, Egypt)
- BBC News: Obituary--Naguib Mahfouz (August 30, 2006) (London, UK)
- A Brief Guide to Naguib Mahfouz and Modern Arabic Prose, March 2009 (Kaoukab Chebaro, Middle East and Islamic Studies Librarian, Columbia University, New York)
- President Gamal Abd El Nasser (Cairo, Egypt)Established in cooperation with Bibliotheca Alexandrina and the Gamal Abdel Nasser Foundation.
The English language version of the official site, with a searchable archive of print and audio-visual documents---in Arabic, as well as documentary film clips, photos and press releases. - Nawal El Saadawi, 1931-2021
- The Conversation (USA): "Nawal El Saadawi: Egypt's grand novelist, physician and global activist," March 25, 2021. By Adele Newson-Horst.
- The Guardian (UK): "Nawal El Saadawi obituary: outspoken Egyptian feminist, writer and campaigner who fought against patriarchy and poverty," March 22, 2021.
- Universities of Egypt on the Internet
- Ain Shams University (Cairo) See also: English
- Assiut University (Assiut)
- The American University in Cairo
- Cairo University (Giza) See also: English
- MISR University for Science and Technology, 6th of October City