The holy Muslim fasting month has always been an opportunity to share the Iftar meal, with this taking on magnificent ...

The start of the Muslim holy fasting month has always been a time of great festivity in Egypt, for both rulers and the ruled.

but the Fatimid Caliphate conquered Egypt back in 969. One could even argue that Egypt was born when the First Dynasty of Egypt formed around 3100 BCE. The founding dates for nations can vary ...

Aswan also holds a historical significance for the Aga Khan family as it pays homage to the Fatimid dynasty ... the burial of Aga Khan IV in Aswan, Egypt now holds the mausoleums of two Ismaili ...

Piye became the first pharaoh of Egypt’s 25th dynasty (ca 770-656 B.C.), the so-called Black Pharaohs. The tomb of Queen Khennuwa in Meroë. The art adorning this fourth-century B.C. tomb is ...

Pockets of Christians remained in Egypt; there was also resistance ... These included the Abbasid dynasty, the Fatimid dynasty (claiming direct descent from the Prophet's daughter, Fatima) and ...

639-Muslim invasion of Egypt under Amr Ibn al-As challenging ... 1062-Famine in North Africa. Fatimid dynasty in decline. 1086-Almoravid Muslims invade and conquer southern Spain.