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Ancient Egypt: A pyramid scheme that worked

By Khaled Diab Spanning some three millennia of recorded history, Ancient Egyptians built a state to last. What was behind

Feminism’s Ancient Egyptian roots

Women’s liberation is generally believed to have started in the West but the roots of female emancipation go back millennia, to Ancient Egypt.

Living in a selfie-centred world

The selfie fad has reached epidemic proportions, but we don’t live in more narcissistic times. Selfie-absorption is as old as civilisation itself.

The leadership vacuum in Egypt is centuries old

Decades of authoritarianism and centuries of non-indigenous rule have led to a shortage of effective native leaders in Egypt, derailing the revolution.

Voice of the Arabs or Nasserist mouthpiece?

The Voice of the Arabs steered Egypt from isolationism and towards a pan-Arabist vision in which Nasser was the anointed leader of the Arab world.

A shop window on Egyptian history

The buyers of Harrods are reportedly planning to take over Egypt’s oldest department store, Omar Effendi, whose story mirrors modern Egyptian history.