Ahmed Seddik: Egyptologist, Lecturer, Translator, Editor, Media Producer and Tour Guide

Gates of Glory and Façades of Fame* A Walking Tour of Islamic Cairo Ahmed Seddik Friday, 23 March, 2012 at 5:55 AM (Sunrise) For reservation: call: 0100-67-68-2-69 or email: ahmed.seddik@gmail.com http://www.facebook.com/ events/135220146606227/ In this beautiful tour of words and deeds, history and architecture are elegantly braided together. Travel back in time to the splendid scents, sights and sounds of historic Cairo, the fabled bridge between ancient Egypt and modern Egypt. This is the story of the rise and fall of the Islamic Empire. In this tour, I shall prove that there exists an architectural historian technique whereby history can be interpreted through architecture. Behold! Seddik technique is unique. "Travel. Set out and head for pastures new. Life tastes richer when you've rode warm feet. No water that stagnates is fit to drink, for only that which flows is truly sweet ...." - Ibn Battuta "behind the gates of glory and façade

Summary of Upcoming Tours: Gates of Glory and Façades of Fame, a Walking Tour of Islamic Cairo Making El Fayoum Bloom, Tour of Fayoum, the Garden of Egypt To the Capital of Memory and the Shores of Wisdom Alexandria Shine from the Shrine: Tour of the City of the Dead (Al-Qarafa) An Idyllic Tour of Gezirit el-Dahab, the Gold Island Tour of the Treasure Laden Landscape of Luxor Guided Tour of Saqqara Pyramids and Tombs Behind the Sun: Revolutionary Tour of Cairo Tour of Coptic Cairo, the Babylon of Egypt Tour of Minya, the Bride of Upper Egypt Ride with Your Guide at Giza Pyramids Camel Caravan from Giza to Saqqara Modern Medicine from Ancient Egypt Mathematical Tour of Giza Pyramids Tour of the City of Rosetta Walking Arabic Classroom Tour of the City of Rosetta Tour of Cairo Museum Tour of Cairo Graffiti ------------------------------ ------- Ride with Your Guide at Giza Pyramids Khufu Khafre Quarries Menkaure Panorama Mastaba Tombs The Great Sphinx Mon

Summary of Upcoming Tours: Gates of Glory and Façades of Fame, a Walking Tour of Islamic Cairo Making El Fayoum Bloom, Tour of Fayoum, the Garden of Egypt To the Capital of Memory and the Shores of Wisdom Alexandria Shine from the Shrine: Tour of the City of the Dead (Al-Qarafa) An Idyllic Tour of Gezirit el-Dahab, the Gold Island Tour of the Treasure Laden Landscape of Luxor Guided Tour of Saqqara Pyramids and Tombs Behind the Sun: Revolutionary Tour of Cairo Tour of Coptic Cairo, the Babylon of Egypt Tour of Minya, the Bride of Upper Egypt Ride with Your Guide at Giza Pyramids Camel Caravan from Giza to Saqqara Modern Medicine from Ancient Egypt Mathematical Tour of Giza Pyramids Tour of the City of Rosetta Walking Arabic Classroom Tour of the City of Rosetta Tour of Cairo Museum Tour of Cairo Graffiti ------------------------------------- Ride with Your Guide at Giza Pyramids Khufu Khafre Quarries Menkaure Panorama Mastaba Tombs The Great Sphinx Monda

Summary of Upcoming Tours: Gates of Glory and Façades of Fame, a Walking Tour of Islamic Cairo Making El Fayoum Bloom, Tour of Fayoum, the Garden of Egypt To the Capital of Memory and the Shores of Wisdom Alexandria Shine from the Shrine: Tour of the City of the Dead (Al-Qarafa) An Idyllic Tour of Gezirit el-Dahab, the Gold Island Tour of the Treasure Laden Landscape of Luxor Guided Tour of Saqqara Pyramids and Tombs Behind the Sun: Revolutionary Tour of Cairo Tour of Coptic Cairo, the Babylon of Egypt Tour of Minya, the Bride of Upper Egypt Ride with Your Guide at Giza Pyramids Camel Caravan from Giza to Saqqara Modern Medicine from Ancient Egypt Tour of the City of Rosetta Walking Arabic Classroom Tour of Cairo Museum Tour of the City of Rosetta ------------------------------ ---------------------- An Idyllic Tour of Gezirit el-Dahab, the Gold Island Mix of monuments and nature Monday, 5 March, 7 a.m. For reservation: call: 0100-67-68-2-69 or email: ahme