Cairo

Cairo is both daunting and exhilarating. With a population of more than 17 million, Egypt's capital city is crowded, noisy and polluted. It is also one of the most vibrant and complex cities in the world. Skyscrapers and five-star hotels loom over the River Nile, mosques fill even the most westerni...

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The American University in Cairo (AUC) to digitise rare Egyptian manuscripts

History 28 Mar, 2012

The American University in Cairo (AUC) has begun digitising its collections of rare Egyptian manuscripts. The burning of the historic Egyptian Scientific Institute on 17 December 2011 spurred the A...