HIST 77: Egypt since 1952

Rare Books and Special Collections Digital Library at the American University in Cairo supports research and teaching in the arts, culture, and society of Egypt and the Middle East by providing online access to unique cultural heritage resources.

This site was established in cooperation with Bibliotheca Alexandrina and the Gamal Abdel Nasser Foundation. It includes a number of digital audio-visual documents on the Leader Gamal Abdel Nasser, accompanied with detailed search options.

From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, this entry describes the development of art in modern egypt: "Egyptians, burdened with centuries of foreign occupation, were united in their aspiration for a modern nation. Thus modern art was an essential visual expression of their national identity and freedom from foreign oppression."

Report of a hearing before the Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, second session, June 15, 2016.

Brings together more than 120 primary source documents that allow the region's modern history to be told by the people who made it from World War I to the present. Also in print in Tisch Library, Call Number Reference DS42 .F44 2008

The main collection of UNISPAL contains the texts of current and historical United Nations material concerning the question of Palestine and other issues related to the Middle East situation and the search for peace.

Museum With No Frontiers has 20 years of experience in “rewriting history” beyond narrow nationalist agendas and promoting a new, inclusive vision of history that highlights and celebrates the interconnections, cross-fertilisations, exchanges and cooperation between cultures in areas as diverse as archaeology, art and culture, economy and social life. Against the backdrop of contemporary global challenges and conflicts, MWNF projects demonstrate the far-reaching potential of cultural heritage in building intercultural bridges in the name of peace.

From the Perry-Castañeda Library, Map Collection of the University of Texas at Austin

From the Digital National Security Archive

From the Digital National Security Archive

HURISEARCH is a specialized human rights search engine that provides one-stop access to the complete contents of websites of human rights organizations worldwide.

The Human Rights Library provides access to over 65,000 documents including research guides and bibliographies.

FBIS Daily Reports presents translated broadcasts, news agency transmissions, newspapers, periodicals and government statements from nations around the globe. 1941-1996.

Second-oldest daily newspaper in Egypt,

Daily News Egypt is an English language online newspaper published from Cairo, Egypt.

1851-three years before current date; use the Advanced Search screen to locate the online index

1872-1985

Search the Economist as far back in history as you like.

The Times of London, 1785-2010

1665 to the present. Use search and filter in left column to search dates and location (London or Edinburgh or Belfast)

Issues from 1947 to the present. Ability to browse by year or search a topic before 1970.

1946 to the present.

1828-2008