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Ahram Online - Rediscovering Sheikh Youssef Al-Manyalawy (1847-1911)
Ahram Online - Rediscovering Sheikh Youssef Al-Manyalawy (1847-1911) http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContentPrint/32/0/24518/Folk/0/Redis... Amira Noshokaty, Wednesday 19 Oct 2011 Al-Manyalawy: Icon of Egyptian musical renaissance, master of the spiritual art of Inshad chants This week Egypt marks the centennial of Sheikh Youssef Al-Manyalawy’s (1847-1911) death with a three-day event that includes seminars, music workshops, a concert as well as CDs and books to commemorate this musical icon. The celebration is the brainchild of the Foundation for Arab Music Archiving and Research (AMAR) in collaboration with the National Centre for Theatre Music and Folk Arts, as well as the foreign relations bureau of the Egyptian Ministry of Culture. A key voice in the Egyptian musical renaissance, (Mohammed Ali’s reign - 1930), Sheikh Youssef Al-Manyalawy’s brilliant voice was among the few that chanted in the Khedival courts, the famous Azbakeya theatres, and called the dawn prayers at Al-Manyal mosques. According to AMAR’s book titled Youssef Al-Manyalawy, Singer of the Arabic Renaissance, His Artworks and Era (Dar Al-Saqi , 2011) by Frederic Lagrange, Mohsen Sowa and Mustapha Saeed, Al-Manyalawy is one of the great Arabic singers of the nineteenth century. He was a friend and competitor of music icon Abdou Al-Hamouly and was often referred to by record companies as the ‘Caruso of the Orient’ (Enrico Caruso (1873-1921) was a grand opera singer at the time). Born in Upper Egypt and raised in Cairo on Manyal El-Roda Island, he studied religion at Al-Azhar, and learnt the foundations of Inshad (religious chants) first hand from the masters of the spiritual art, such as Sheikh Khalil Moharam. -
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JIA 6.1 (2019) 41–80 Journal of Islamic Archaeology ISSN (print) 2051-9710 https://doi.org/10.1558/jia.37248 Journal of Islamic Archaeology ISSN (print) 2051-9729 Dating Early Islamic Sites through Architectural Elements: A Case Study from Central Israel Hagit Nol Universität Hamburg [email protected] The development of the chronology of the Early Islamic period (7th-11th centuries) has largely been based on coins and pottery, but both have pitfalls. In addition to the problem of mobility, both coins and pottery were used for extended periods of time. As a result, the dating of pottery can seldom be refined to less than a 200-300-year range, while coins in Israel are often found in contexts hundreds of years after the intial production of the coin itself. This article explores an alternative method for dating based on construction techniques and installation designs. To that end, this paper analyzes one excavation area in central Israel between Tel-Aviv, Ashdod and Ramla. The data used in the study is from excavations and survey of early Islamic remains. Installation and construction techniques were categorized by type and then ordered chronologi- cally through a common stratigraphy from related sites. The results were mapped to determine possible phases of change at the site, with six phases being established and dated. This analysis led to the re-dating of the Pool of the Arches in Ramla from 172 AH/789 CE to 272 AH/886 CE, which is different from the date that appears on the building inscription. The attempted recon- struction of Ramla involved several scattered sites attributed to the 7th and the 8th centuries which grew into clusters by the 9th century and unified into one main cluster with the White Mosque at its center by the 10th-11th centuries. -
The Citadel of Cairo by Nasser O
THE CITADEL OF CAIRO by Nasser O. Rabbat With photographs by Arnaud du Boistesselin 2nd Edition Supreme Council of Antiquities 2009 2 Introduction General view of the Citadel from the minaret of the Mosque of Sultan Hasan he Citadel of the Mountain (Qal’at changed tremendously over the centuries, Tal-Jabal) in Cairo is an architectural but the interior organization of the Citadel complex with a long history of building has continually been changed, and its and rebuilding. Situated on a spur that was ground level is always rising as a result of artificially cut out of the Muqqatam Hills, the process of erecting new buildings on top the Citadel originally faced, and overlooked, of older ones. the city of Cairo to the west and northwest, Founded by Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi in and the city of Misr al-Fustat in the south; its 1176, the Citadel was, for almost seven northern and eastern sides were bordered by centuries (1206-1874), the seat of government either rocky hills or the desert. The site was for the Ayyubids, Mamluks, Ottomans, and certainly chosen for its strategic importance: the Muhammad ‘Ali dynasty. It was, during it dominated the two cities, formed the this long period, the stage upon which the border between the built environment and history of Egypt was played. The continuous the desert, and was connected to the city so building and rebuilding process may be that the Citadel would not be cut away from viewed both as a reflection and as a formal its urban support in the event of a siege. -
Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc
Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc. 7407 La Jolla Boulevard www.raremaps.com (858) 551-8500 La Jolla, CA 92037 [email protected] Map of Cairo Showing Mohammedan Monuments (Kharitat al-Qahira tubayyinu al- ( خريطة القاهرة تبين الاثار الاسلامية / athaar al-Islamiyya Stock#: 63750 Map Maker: Survey Department Date: 1948 Place: Cairo Color: Color Condition: VG+ Size: 40 x 29.5 inches (Each Sheet) Price: SOLD Description: Fine Large Format Map of Cairo Showing Islamic Monuments – (Kharitat al-Qahira tubayyinu al- athaar al-Islamiyya) Rare map of Cairo published in 1948 and made by the Survey Department. This map focuses on the eras of urban and religious development in Cairo, revealing which Islamic monuments were constructed in which era throughout Egyptian history. With Roda Island shown in the bottom left corner of the second sheet, the map shows the expanse of Cairo east of the Nile. The city’s sprawl is colored in dark yellow, with brighter colors marking specific buildings. These are Islamic monuments built at different times in Cairo’s history, as explained below. Drawer Ref: Rolled Maps Stock#: 63750 Page 1 of 6 Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc. 7407 La Jolla Boulevard www.raremaps.com (858) 551-8500 La Jolla, CA 92037 [email protected] Map of Cairo Showing Mohammedan Monuments (Kharitat al-Qahira tubayyinu al- ( خريطة القاهرة تبين الاثار الاسلامية / athaar al-Islamiyya All of the text and labels are written in English. At the bottom right corner of the second sheet, there is a green insignia with the number 401 inside of it. There is a graphic scale bar at the bottom of the second sheet and a legend to its left. -
A Practical Guide to Cairo and Its Environs
UC-NRLF $B m DES 14 CAIRO OF TO-DAY visitors, and must be considered as approxi The tariff for the whole day is 60 p. There is a special tariff for the foUowinf Single. Eetiini. Polo Ground (Ghezireh) 5 P. 15 P. 1 hour's A '„ Abbassieh Barracks 7 15 „ 1 » Citadel . V „ 15 „ 1 5) Ghezireh Eace-Stand (race days) . 10 „ 30 „ 3 5J Tombs of the Caliphs 10 „ 30 „ 3 » Museum . 10 „ 20 „ 2 5> Hehopolis . 20 „ 40 „ 2 3> Pyramids . 50 „ 77 „ 3 5> Bargaining is, however, advisable, as cab-driver wiU occasionally take less, es the visitor speaks Arabic. Donkeys.—A good way of getting about quarters of Cairo is to hire a donkey b;y (3 or 4 piastres), or by the day (10 to 12 the donkey-boy as a guide. These donke one of the recognised institutions of Ca: are a smart and intelligent set of lads, and very obliging and communicative. The playful habit of christening their donkey names of English celebrities, both male anc a somewhat equivocal compliment. Electric Tramway.—Four lines have opened : from the Citadel to the Railway ; PKACTICAL INFOKMATION 15 Citadel to Boulaq ; Eailway Station to Abbassieh Esbekiyeh to the Kbalig (opposite Eoda Island). Fares for the whole distance, 1 p. first, and 8 mill, second class, with a minimum charge of 6 and 4 mill, respectively. A line is being constructed to the Ghizeh Museum and the Pyramids. Saddle-horses.—The usual charge is 30 p. the half day and 50 p. the whole day. Carriages.—Victorias and dog- carts can be hired at the Cairo ofi&ce of the Mena House Hotel, or at Shepheard's or the Continental. -
The Diocese of Egypt – History
THE DIOCESE OF EGYPT – HISTORY • The Bishops • History of the Diocese 1839-2000 • Early Evangelism 1898-1910 • The Cathedral on the Nile • The Cathedral in Zamalak • Early Hospital Pictures • Sketches 1895 – 1907 • Christianity in Egypt AD • BC Egypt and the Bible • Further Reading Archival material collated by Douglas Thornton for the Egyptian Diocese Association, now FAPA – Friends of the Province of Alexandria - 2020 1 The Bishops of the Diocese of Egypt 1920- 2020 Llewellyn Gynne 1920- 1946 Geoffrey Allen 1947- 1952 Francis Johnston 1952-58 Kenneth Cragg 1970-1974 Ishaq Mussaad 1974-1978 Ghais Abdel Malik 1983-2000 Mouneer Hanna Anis 2000- 2020 In 1920, the Diocese of Egypt and the Sudan was created with Bishop Llewelyn Gwynne as its Bishop. He was mainly responsible for the building of All Saints’ Cathedral on the banks of the Nile. Bishop Gwynne ordained the first four Egyptian pastors of the Church, including Girgis Bishai, and Adeeb Shammas. The Cathedral on the Nile became an important centre for many of the British forces during the second world war, attracted by the inspiring sermons of Bishop Gwynne who retired in 1946. The diocese of Egypt separated from Sudan and Bishop Gwynne was succeeded in Egypt by Bishop Geoffrey Allen (1947-52), then Bishop Francis Johnston (1952-58) who was followed by Bishop Kenneth Cragg (1970-74). Other leaders included Archdeacons Adeeb Shammas and Ishaq Musaad, and the latter was appointed Bishop in 1974. The Cathedral had to make way for a new bridge over the Nile in 1978. A new design by Dr Awad Kamil Fahmi in the form of a lotus flower was built in Zamalek, adjacent to the Marriott Hotel. -
Long Memory, Wavelets, and the Nile River B
WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH, VOL. 38, NO. 5, 1054, 10.1029/2001WR000509, 2002 Testing for homogeneity of variance in time series: Long memory, wavelets, and the Nile River B. Whitcher,1 S. D. Byers,2 P. Guttorp,3 and D. B. Percival4 Received 13 March 2001; revised 9 November 2001; accepted 9 November 2001; published 15 May 2002. [1] We consider the problem of testing for homogeneity of variance in a time series with long memory structure. We demonstrate that a test whose null hypothesis is designed to be white noise can, in fact, be applied, on a scale by scale basis, to the discrete wavelet transform of long memory processes. In particular, we show that evaluating a normalized cumulative sum of squares test statistic using critical levels for the null hypothesis of white noise yields approximately the same null hypothesis rejection rates when applied to the discrete wavelet transform of samples from a fractionally differenced process. The point at which the test statistic, using a nondecimated version of the discrete wavelet transform, achieves its maximum value can be used to estimate the time of the unknown variance change. We apply our proposed test statistic on five time series derived from the historical record of Nile River yearly minimum water levels covering 622–1922 A.D., each series exhibiting various degrees of serial correlation including long memory. In the longest subseries, spanning 622–1284 A.D., the test confirms an inhomogeneity of variance at short time scales and identifies the change point around 720 A.D., which coincides closely with the construction of a new device around 715 A.D. -
Giza Channel of the Nile in Mediaeval Period. a Contribution to Historical Geography of Greater Cairo Region
MISCELLANEA GEOGRAPHICA WARSZAWA 1992 Vol. 5 Wladyslaw Kubiak GIZA CHANNEL OF THE NILE IN MEDIAEVAL PERIOD. A CONTRIBUTION TO HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY OF GREATER CAIRO REGION The Nile in contemporary urban area of Greater Cairo flows for about 35 kilometres from the environs of Helwan to Shubra al-Khima. Geographically, this territory belongs to two different natural regions: Upper Egypt in the south, i.e. the relatively wide, although distinct valley between high escarpments of the Western and Eastern Deserts plateaux, and Lower Egypt, i.e. gradually widening upper Delta in the north. This situation probably partly accounts for changes of the river's course — a phenomenon well known to students of the history of Cairo urban complex. Accounts of this movements are to be found in the majority of works dealing with Cairo and its parts and published in the course of the last century (Clerget 1934; Kubiak 1987; Creswell 1960, 1972, 1984). Also plans have been published to illustrate these changes (Casanova 1919; Abu Lughod 1972; Kubiak 1987). They were mainly based on observations and his- torical investigation presented in the famous topographical Opus of al-Maqrizi (1853), the great Egyptian scholar of the 15th century. Unfortunately, neither al- Maqrizi's ideas nor modern reconstruction were fully discussed and critically in- terpreted by a qualified historical geographer. Neither it is a purpose of this paper: the material is too rich and complex to attempt its interpretation in a short article. Therefore only the Giza branch of the Nile and its west bank at the height of present-day Old Cairo i.e. -
THE ARCHAEOLOGY of ACHAEMENID RULE in EGYPT by Henry Preater Colburn a Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requ
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF ACHAEMENID RULE IN EGYPT by Henry Preater Colburn A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Classical Art and Archaeology) in the University of Michigan 2014 Doctoral Committee: Professor Margaret C. Root, Chair Associate Professor Elspeth R. M. Dusinberre, University of Colorado Professor Sharon C. Herbert Associate Professor Ian S. Moyer Professor Janet E. Richards Professor Terry G. Wilfong © Henry Preater Colburn All rights reserved 2014 For my family: Allison and Dick, Sam and Gabe, and Abbie ii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This dissertation was written under the auspices of the University of Michigan’s Interdepartmental Program in Classical Art and Archaeology (IPCAA), my academic home for the past seven years. I could not imagine writing it in any other intellectual setting. I am especially grateful to the members of my dissertation committee for their guidance, assistance, and enthusiasm throughout my graduate career. Since I first came to Michigan Margaret Root has been my mentor, advocate, and friend. Without her I could not have written this dissertation, or indeed anything worth reading. Beth Dusinberre, another friend and mentor, believed in my potential as a scholar well before any such belief was warranted. I am grateful to her for her unwavering support and advice. Ian Moyer put his broad historical and theoretical knowledge at my disposal, and he has helped me to understand the real potential of my work. Terry Wilfong answered innumerable questions about Egyptian religion and language, always with genuine interest and good humor. Janet Richards introduced me to Egyptian archaeology, both its study and its practice, and provided me with important opportunities for firsthand experience in Egypt. -
Volcanic Suppression of Nile Summer Flooding Triggers Revolt and Constrains Interstate Conflict in Ancient Egypt
Geophysical Research Abstracts Vol. 20, EGU2018-11164, 2018 EGU General Assembly 2018 © Author(s) 2018. CC Attribution 4.0 license. Volcanic suppression of Nile summer flooding triggers revolt and constrains interstate conflict in ancient Egypt Francis Ludlow (1), Joseph Manning (2), Alexander Stine (3), William Boos (4), Michael Sigl (5), Jennifer Marlon (6), Benjamin Kelly (7), and Gert Baetens (8) (1) Department of History, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland ([email protected]), (2) Departments of History and Classics, Yale University, New Haven, USA ([email protected]), (3) Department of Earth & Climate Sciences, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, USA ([email protected]), (4) Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley, USA ([email protected]), (5) Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232, Villigen, Switzerland ([email protected]), (6) School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, Yale University, New Haven, USA ([email protected]), (7) Department of History, York University, Toronto, Canada ([email protected]), (8) Ancient History, KU Leuven, Belgium ([email protected]) This paper presents and updates results from a recent study (Nature Communications, 8, 900 (2017), doi:10.1038/s41467-017-00957-y) by historians and natural scientists that demonstrates a link between Ancient Egyptian political history and Nile summer flood suppression via the impacts of volcanic eruptions on the African monsoon. We combine evidence from ice-core-based volcanic forcing data, climate modelling, and ancient papyri and inscriptions to illustrate the profound effects that volcanically induced Nile flood variability had on the political and economic stability of Ptolemaic Egypt, the most powerful state of the Hellenistic world, founded in 305 BCE by one of Alexander the Great’s key generals, Ptolemy, and ending with Cleopatra’s defeat by Rome in 31 BCE and her suicide in 30 BCE. -
12 Must-See Hidden Gems in Cairo
12 MUST-SEE HIDDEN GEMS IN CAIRO V A N I L L A P A P E R S . N E T For many visitors, sightseeing in Cairo is a rushed affair. There's too much to see, and a typical tour will usually push tourists through the major iconic sites without getting much into the spirit of the city or its modern-day life. Independent travellers, on the other hand, can often get stuck in tourist traps because there's just not enough info online about Cairo beyond the major tourist attractions. But there's more to the city than the pyramids and the old souq. You should visit those sites, of course, but if you want a better-rounded image of the city then make some time for these gems off the beaten tourist path. This is the Cairo of small museums, quirky bookshops, scenic parks and hip galleries that you won't find on a typical itinerary. It's the Cairo I've discovered in more than six years of living here as an expat, and in my years of working as a travel editor at a major magazine. I hope you'll enjoy these bars, concert venues and hidden mansions as much as I've come to love them. V A N I L L A P A P E R S . N E T 1.Darb 1718 See modern Egyptian art & rooftop concerts 263J+7P This is a modern art and culture center where you can catch exhibits of innovative and up- and- coming Egyptian artists in the heart of Old Cairo. -
BRIDGES OVER the NILE: Transportation Corridors
BRIDGES OVER THE NILE: Transportation Corridors I.S.RIVERS Transformed into Public Spaces LYON 2018 Les ponts sur le Nil: les corridors de transport transformés en espaces publics Abstract Cairo is a congested city with high rate of urbanization and very limited public space. The city has one of Qasr El-Nil Bridge Tahrir the lowest rates of parkland per capita of any major city. Moreover, the banks of the Nile, formerly alive Qasr El-Nil Bridge Square with activities such as washing, fishing, and felucca landings, were by the end of the twentieth century largely cutoff from free public access by a wall of busy roads, private clubs, luxury hotels, restaurants, nurseries, and police/military stations, roads. The need for open space for people from lower income who could not afford the expensive options along the Nile banks, has resulted in use of the sidewalks of the main bridges as public spaces. Families, couples, and friends tolerate the noise and fumes of traffic to Al-Darb al-Ahmar enjoy the expansive views and breezes over the Nile. As a result of this extraordinary re-purposing of the bridges, new small businesses have formed to cater to the uses, and a new interaction with the river has Saft Al-Laban emerged. We studied the patterns of use, characteristics of the user population, and stated preferences of users. We identify a set of characteristics contributing to the popularity of the bridges as public space, including affordability, accessibility, openness to the river and visual connection with the other bank. We Al-Khaleefa propose that these characteristics be taken into account when developing future projects along the river water front to address the need for public space and access to the Nile.