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Tag Archives: Middle East
A Visit to the Holy Land by Ida Pfeiffer in 1842
Ida Pfeiffer was one of the most intrepid of Victorian travellers. In the early to mid part of the 19th century she travelled not only to the Middle East, but also to other areas of the globe. This entry is about … Continue reading
Posted in Colonialism, Egypt-Recent
Tagged Alexandria, Cairo, Egypt, Giza, Holy Land, Ida Laura Pfeiffer, Jerusalem, Middle East, Nile, Pyramid
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Cuisines and Crops of Africa, 18th Century: Food and Farming in Timbuktu
In about 1789, the merchant and voyager Abd Salam Shabeeny set out from his home city, the Moroccan port town of Tetuan (above picture), for Germany in order to procure items for use in his trans-Saharan caravan trade business. On the way he … Continue reading
Posted in Africa-North, Africa-West, African rice, Agriculture, Caravan routes, Colonialism, Cuisine, Egypt-Recent, Explorers & exploration, Food, History, History-Recent, Indigenous crops & medicinal plants, Livestock, Technology
Tagged Africa, Egypt, Gibraltar, Mali, Middle East, Morocco, Niger, North Africa, Tétouan, Tetuan, Timbuktu, West Africa
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Ebony & Adobe: Modern Words that Survive from Ancient Egypt – What, How and Why
Above are but two of a series of words that originated in the Nile Valley. The reasons for these survivals is perhaps not such a surprise, as discussed below. Ebony: ‘Ebony’ as named and used in ancient Egypt, was the species … Continue reading
Posted in Africa-East, Arabic, Coptic, Demotic, Egypt-Ancient, Egypt-Recent, Hieroglyphic, Indigenous crops & medicinal plants, Mud brick houses
Tagged African Hardwood, Ancient, Ancient Egypt, Dalbergia melanoxylon, Den, Ebony, Egypt, History, Middle East, Nile, World Agroforestry Centre
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The Archaeology News Network: Chemical analysis of pottery reveals first dairying in Saharan Africa in the fifth millennium BC
Using lipid biomarker and stable carbon isotope analysis, they examined preserved fatty acids held within the fabric of the pottery and found that half of the vessels had been used for processing dairy fats. This confirms for the first time … Continue reading
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Tagged 5th millennium BC, Africa, Cattle, Isotope analysis, Middle East, Near East, Sahara, Sapienza University of Rome
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Looking back at Syria: 19th Century Explorations
In 1809 John Lewis Burckhardt set out from England, with the blessings of the Africa Association, to explore hinterlands of the Middle East, and ultimately to travel by camel caravan from Cairo to West Africa, in order to discover the … Continue reading
Posted in John Lewis Burckhardt, Middle East, Syria
Tagged Aleppo, Arab, Damascus, Middle East, Niger River, Ottoman Empire, Pasha, Pasha of Damascus, Sheikh, Syria
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The Damascene Collar of the Dove
Thoughts on Syria by Mahmoud Darwish Section V of “The Damascene Collar of the Dove” by Mahmoud Darwish: In Damascus: the traveler sings to himself: “ I return from Syria ” neither alive ” nor … Continue reading
Posted in Arabic poetry, Living there, Mahmoud Darwish, Middle East
Tagged Carolyn Forché, Elias Khoury, Middle East, Sinan Antoon
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Kingmakers, Invention of the Modern Middle East | mideastposts.com
Via Scoop.it – Africa and Beyond Over twelve chapters Meyer and Brysac provide short biographies of Britons and Americans who have shaped the Middle East over the past century and a half – as imperial proconsuls, agents provocateurs, spies and … Continue reading
