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    Preserving Cairo’s Islamic Tiles: The Al-Darb Al-Ahmar Monuments Project
    • May 23, 2019

    Preserving Cairo’s Islamic Tiles: The Al-Darb Al-Ahmar Monuments Project

    A member of the Al-Darb Al-Ahmar Monuments Project photographs the blue-tiled walls of Cairo’s Blue Mosque. In this essay, Hayam Ahmed Mohammed of Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities describes her recent work, funded through the J.M. Kaplan Responsive Preservation Initiative, to document, categorize, and digitize thousands of decorative tiles that adorn the stunning monuments of Islamic Cairo. All photos courtesy of the author. Ceramic tiles are one of the oldest forms of decorat
    Research Fellowships Available from American Overseas Research Centers
    • Nov 29, 2018

    Research Fellowships Available from American Overseas Research Centers

    It’s fellowship application season! In addition to providing our own fellowships for international research, CAORC supports fellowship and grant programs run by the network of American Overseas Research Centers (ORCs). As specialists in their respective world regions, ORCs provide a superb scholarly infrastructure to visiting researchers, with services including libraries and archives, assistance with research permits, housing, hosting of conferences and collaborations, and m
    Multi-Country Fellowships at 25: Fighting Malaria in the Mediterranean
    • Aug 6, 2018

    Multi-Country Fellowships at 25: Fighting Malaria in the Mediterranean

    This essay is Part Four in a series commemorating the 25th anniversary of CAORC's Multi-Country Research Fellowship Program. Read Part One: Explaining Countries’ Differential Success in Combating HIV/AIDS, by Rachel Sullivan Robinson Read Part Two: Long-Term Agricultural Sustainability in the Ancient Eastern Mediterranean, by John M. Marston Read Part Three: Incense Production in Ancient Southern Arabia, by Joy McCorriston Read Part Five: Colonial Political Economy of Trans-F
    Multi-Country Fellowships at 25: Agricultural Sustainability in the Ancient Eastern Mediterranean
    • Jul 30, 2018

    Multi-Country Fellowships at 25: Agricultural Sustainability in the Ancient Eastern Mediterranean

    This essay is Part Two in a series commemorating the 25th anniversary of CAORC's Multi-Country Research Fellowship Program. Read Part One: Explaining Countries’ Differential Success in Combating HIV/AIDS, by Rachel Sullivan Robinson Read Part Three: Incense Production in Ancient Southern Arabia, by Joy McCorriston Read Part Four: Fighting Malaria in the Mediterranean, by Marcus Hall Read Part Five: Colonial Political Economy of Trans-Frontier Trade through Peshawar, by Shah M
    Preserving and Modelling Egypt’s Wadi el-Hudi for the World
    • Jun 13, 2018

    Preserving and Modelling Egypt’s Wadi el-Hudi for the World

    Fig. 1: An aerial view of the well-preserved but now threatened mining site of Wadi el-Hudi in Egypt’s Eastern Desert. Photo courtesy the author. In this essay, Kate Liszka, director of the Wadi el-Hudi Expedition in Egypt’s Eastern Desert and one of CAORC’s first grantees for the J.M. Kaplan Responsive Preservation Initiative, discusses the innovative and high-tech methods being used to document an important but now threatened mining site from Egypt’s pharaonic past. Wadi el
    Grantees Announced: RPI for Cultural Heritage Resources Program
    • Mar 27, 2018

    Grantees Announced: RPI for Cultural Heritage Resources Program

    CAORC is pleased to announce the second round of award recipients for the Responsive Preservation Initiative for Cultural Heritage Resources. Pictured: members of the Wadi el-Hudi Expedition, recipients of an RPI grant, examine Egyptian pot sherds. The RPI program is designed to fund projects for urgent, emergent, or priority issues that need to be addressed quickly. Small grants are available for rapid emergency projects in Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Iraq, Israel, Jorda
    CAORC Announces RPI for Cultural Heritage Resources Program Awardees
    • Dec 6, 2017

    CAORC Announces RPI for Cultural Heritage Resources Program Awardees

    CAORC is pleased to announce the first award recipients for the Responsive Preservation Initiative for Cultural Heritage Resources. The RPI program is designed to fund projects for urgent, emergent, or priority issues that need to be addressed quickly. Small grants are available for rapid emergency projects in Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, The Palestinian Territories, Tunisia, Turkey, and Yemen.​ Applications are currently being accepte
    • Mar 8, 2016

    ARCE Archaeologists and Projects Featured in new USAID Video

    Check out this beautiful short film from USAID/Egypt entitled, "The Sons of Luxor: Unearthing Egypt's past for a brighter future," highlighting two of the American Research Center in Egypt's archaeologist supervisors. Saad El Hafez and Ali Al Hinnewi discuss their work and ARCE's efforts to protect cultural heritage and provide much needed employment in Luxor. Congratulations to John Shearman and the ‪‎ARCE‬ Luxor team! #ARCE #Egypt #Archaeology #Luxor #CulturalHeritage #USAI
    ARCE Welcomes the Shafik Gabr Foundation East-West: The Art of Dialogue Fellows
    • Oct 22, 2015

    ARCE Welcomes the Shafik Gabr Foundation East-West: The Art of Dialogue Fellows

    Shafik Gabr Foundation - East-West: The Art of Dialogue Fellowship with ARCE staff The American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE) hosted an exceptional group of 20 young Americans and Egyptians as part of the Shafik Gaber Foundation East-West: The Art of Dialogue Fellowship. ARCE Director Dr. Gerry Scott welcomed the Fellows and provided an overview of ARCE’s history in Egypt. Following the Director’s welcome, Michael Jones, ARCE Associate Director for Conservation offered an
    CAORC at MESA 2015 - Denver
    • Sep 10, 2015

    CAORC at MESA 2015 - Denver

    CAORC, and many of the ORCs, will again be attending the annual Middle East Studies Association (MESA) conference this November 21-24 in Denver, Colorado. Below is a list of panels associated with ORCs: The American Institute for Maghrib Studies (AIMS) is sponsoring, or has participants on, seven panels: - "Tunisia’s Progress Since the Revolution" (P4066) Saturday, 11/21, 5:30pm - "A Century of Women’s Rights in the MENA: Where Have the Men Gone?" (P4061) Sunday, 11/22, 11am
    PBS Visionaries Series Features ARCE
    • Aug 20, 2015

    PBS Visionaries Series Features ARCE

    The Visionaries series airs "Peace Through Scholarly Exchange" documenting the American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE) and its work. The Visionaries is produced for the Public Broadcasting System (PBS) and comprises documentaries about individuals and organizations working to establish positive social change throughout the world. Last year, the production staff at Visionaries received hundreds of requests and the American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE) was selected to be pr

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