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عرض المشاركات من أكتوبر, 2013
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Tour of Coptic Cairo, the Babylon of Egypt A Tale of Two Caves Friday, October 25, at 9:00 am   For reservation: call: 0100-67-68-2-69 or email:  ahmed.seddik@gmail.com We try to explore: The Hanging Church (Al-Muallaka) The Church of Saints Sergius and Bacchus (Abu Sarga) (The Church of the Cave) The Church of Saint Barbara The Church of Saint Mercurius (Abu Sayfayn) Sleeping Mary Greek Orthodox Church (Church of the Dormition) The Greek Orthodox Church of Saint George The Ben Ezra Synagogue The Coptic Cemetery The Coptic Museum The Tomb of Ibrahim and Girgis al-Guhari The Mosque of Amr Ibn El-As ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ----------------- Walking Tour of Islamic Cairo Gates of Glory and Façades of Fame Saturday, October 26, at 9:00 am   www.AhmedSeddik.com 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 ...
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Sunset Walking Tour of Islamic Cairo Gates of Glory and Façades of Fame Wedne sday,  October 16 , at 16    www.AhmedSeddik.com 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 and rise 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 gates of glory and façades of fame lie ...