This account of Egyptian society in the reign of Muhammad Ali traces the beginnings of the nation state in Egypt. It considers Muhammad Ali as part of a social group whose economic interests led them ...

Demolitions in Cairo's City of the Dead, have sparked a backlash over the destruction of historic tombs, with calls for ...

The driven, charismatic young athlete lived up to his claim to be "The Greatest" Muhammad Ali's story took ... right," said the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Ali, meanwhile, made a living by ...