Egypt's ancient al-Azhar mosque has been an unrivaled touchstone of Islamic thinking, guiding the devout and educating millions through its distinguished university and education system. Now there ...

The rich history of ancient Egypt involves power struggles, amazing feats of engineering, advances in writing and art, and more.

Religious Legitimisation in Ancient Egypt A new episode of the video series “Religion and Politics – Research Projects in Focus“ Religion and politics – a field of tension that came into existence ...

The Grand Shaykh of al-Azhar University, Ahmed al-Tayyeb, continues to assert his institution’s independence from the authoritarian military regime of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ...

Summary Exploring Religion in Ancient Egypt presents an overview of the beliefs, sacred rituals, and religious practices of the people of Kemet-literally, "the Black Land"--Whose Nile Valley ...

ANCIENT EGYPT was "profoundly affected" after Akhenaten, father of Tutankhamun, introduced a new religious order to the kingdom.

THIS brief account of the religion of ancient Egypt in the eighteenth and early nineteenth dynasties is intended both for the general reader and for those who are entering on the study of Egyptology.

Gilding is thought to have been first used more than 4,000 years ago by the North African civilizations of Egypt and Mesopotamia, who adorned wood objects with gold foil so they would appear more ...