Imperial footprints in Egypt’s Geography: The case of John Ball
Alawiyya dynasty (1805-1882) geography modernisation project relied on many adventurers and half-qualified…
Omar Toussoun: Enlightened Prince and National Geographer
Despite his European education, the prince passionately wrote on all aspects of…
Opinion| Sinai’s sacred geography gets Biblical treatment
European travellers of yore tended to focus less on observing surroundings but…
Historical Maps of Egypt (Part II): Circle of Scholars Around the Pasha
Following Muhammad Ali Pasha rise to power in Egypt in first half…
Historical maps of Egypt (Part I): The Golden Age of Egypt’s interest in the Nile
In the fifth century BCE, the Greek historian Herodotus described Egypt as…
Cultural geography … sense of place in cinema and culture
The methodology for realising art from a geographic perspective is actually part…