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

Shine from the Shrine: Walking Tour of the City of the Dead (Al-Qarafa) The Sahara of the Slave Sultans Tuesday, 1 May, 2012 at 10 a.m For reservation: call: 0100-67-68-2-69 or email: ahmed.seddik@gmail.com The scintillating City of the Dead, anecdotally known as Al-Qarafa, is so full of life and amenities that if you sum, you realize it is more town than slum. We will be able to label the fabled vast necropolis and feast our eyes on monuments glorious from the City Victorious. True to the vision of some of its founders, the City of the Dead has the power to entertain the mind and retain the body. Around 100,000 Cairenes live here amongst the dead. At the pinnacle of Islamic art, the monuments are architected to articulate the vision of the stellar dweller. Picnic among the graves in the City Beyond the Walls! We attempt to see: Mamelukes St. Sultan Ahmed St. Mausoleum of Sir Ahmed Hassanein Pasha, Author of the Lost Oases Tomb of Narriman Sadek, Cinderell...

An Introduction to Maadi and the Geology of Wadi Degla Tour led by Dr. Bill Bosworth and Ahmed Seddik Friday, 4 May, at 9:00 a.m. For reservation: call: 0100-67-68-2-69 or email: ahmed.seddik@gmail.com ----------------------------------------------------- Gates of Glory and Façades of Fame* Walking Tour of Islamic Cairo in the Evening Ahmed Seddik http://www.facebook.com/TheTourGuide Friday, 4 May, at 5 PM For reservation: call: 0100-67-68-2-69 or email: ahmed.seddik@gmail.com 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. ...

  Children Friendly Tour of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo Ahmed Seddik http://www.facebook.com/seddikspeak  Sunday, 29th April, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. For reservation: call: 0100-67-68-2-69 or email: ahmed.seddik@gmail.com Highlights: The Locus of the Lost Lotus Old Kingdom (Zoser, Sneferu, Khufu, Khafre, Menkaure, Sahure...) The First Revolution Middle Kingdom New Kingdom Napoleon of Ancient Egypt Egypt's Dazzling Sun Akhenatun, the Heretic King The Boy King Tutankhamun Ramses the Great The Plastic Bag of Antiquity Daily Life in Ancient Egypt News Bulletins of Antiquity Women in Ancient Egypt Queen Hatshepsut (Maatkare) Animal Mummies Love Poetry ------------------------------------------------------------ Behind the Sun: Revolutionary Tour of Cairo Monday, 30th April, 2012 at 5:00 AM (Sunrise) For reservation: call: 0100-67-68-2-69 or email: ahmed.seddik@gmail.com The Revolutionary Tour of Cairo presents an epic account of the rise an...

000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 The Circle Lecture by Ahmed Seddik Tuesday, 24 April at 6 pm Refreshments will be served Zewailiyyat Series Word Hall, Sawy Culturewheel ---------------------------0000000---------------000000--------- Walking Tour of the City of Alexandria In the Footsteps of the Pharaohs of Pharos By Ahmed Seddik Friday, 27 April, 2012 07:00 a.m. For reservation: call: 0100-67-68-2-69 or email: ahmed.seddik@gmail.com We will be visiting: The Odeon at Kom el-Dikka The Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa The Ancient Daughter Library at the so-called Pompey's Pillar The Fort of the Mamluk Sultan Al Ashraf Seif El Deen Qaitbey The Bibliotheca Alexandrina Ramleh Square For reservation: call: 0100-67-68-2-69 or email: ahmed.seddik@gmail.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gates of Glory and Façades of Fame* Walking Tour of Islamic Cairo at Dawn Ahmed Seddik...

Gates of Glory and Façades of Fame* A Walking Tour of Islamic Cairo Ahmed Seddik Tuesday 17 April, 2012 at 5:24 AM (Sunrise) For reservation: call: 0100-67-68-2-69 or email: ahmed.seddik@gmail.com 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 façades of fame lie unique stories of rise and fall...

Scholarly Tours of Cairo and Egypt in April 2012 Gates of Glory and Façades of Fame* A Walking Tour of Islamic Cairo Ahmed Seddik Saturday, Apr 14, 2012 at 5:29 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. 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 façades of fa...