Antiquities - Islamic

Restoration works start on the pulpit of Al-Zaher Baybars Mosque

The projects department at the Ministry of Antiquities will itself oversee the reconstruction of the pulpit of Al-Zaher Baybars Mosque

Saving Egypt's Aragoz puppet shows

The Aragoz puppet show, Egypt’s oldest and most beloved form of theatre, has been placed on UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding

Egypt's antiquities ministry restores second chandelier at Muhammad Ali Mosque

There are nine chandeliers in total, two of which have now been restored

Bronze decorations stolen from Fayoum mosque door: Antiquities ministry

The Khonda Aslabay mosque was put on Egypt’s Heritage List for Islamic Monuments in 1951

Siwa village to be preserved

The ancient village of Shali in the Siwa Oasis is to be preserved for future generations to learn from and enjoy

Conservation work on chandelier in the Mohamed Ali Mosque scheduled to be complete in October

Conservation work on the huge chandelier of Mohamed Ali Mosque is to be completed in October

Al-Abbasi Mosque reopens in Port Said city

The Al-Abbasi Mosque in Port Said canal city was reopened on Fiday after restoration

Islamic gold coin uncovered in Abuqir Bay in Alexandria

The coin is carved in pure gold and was minted in the Levant in the year 80 according to the Hijri Islamic calendar, during the reign of the Omayyad Sultan Abdel Malek Ibn Marawan

Ottoman-era Sabil-Kuttab building damaged in downtown Cairo fire

The fire caused a minor collapse of ceiling beams in the Sabil-Kuttab

Part of arcade ceiling collapses at Cairo's medieval Sarghatmish mosque and madrassa

Five wooden beams that were installed during the restoration work carried out at the mosque in 2005 collapsed, leading to a collapse in the ceiling of one of the arcades

Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities will not remove historical pulpits from mosques

The ministry has denied as unfounded reports that it would remove 55 pulpits from mosques in Egypt

Historic Islamic Cairo mosques without Khutba pulpits

55 historic minbars removed for relocation from Islamic Cairo mosques by the Islamic Antiquities Sector at the Ministry of Antiquities to prevent theft, in a decision which caused controversy among heritage experts

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