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Egypt - A Country Study
Contains a country profile (geography, society, economy, government and politics, etc.); a concise, but comprehensive, summary of Egyptian history, from predynastic antiquity to President Mubarak; ...
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/egtoc.html
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Egypt- Religion
Surveys the history of religion in Egypt, from Akhenaten and the origins of monotheism, to Coptic Christianity, and the establishment and early history of Islam; from Religion Around the World.
http://atheism.about.com/library/FAQs/islam/countries/bl_EgyptIndex.htm
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Francis Frith (1822-1898)
Brief biography of Frith, and checklist, index, and thumbnails of photographs taken during Frith's three photographic expeditions to Egypt, 1856-1860; from George Eastman House.
http://www.geh.org/fm/frith/htmlsrc/frith-intro.html
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History of Egypt
Published by the Ministry of Tourism, Egypt, and the Egyptian Tourist Authority; over 40 essays on all periods of Egyptian history, from Lower Paleolithic to British Occupation.
http://www.touregypt.net/ehistory.htm
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July 23rd Revolution
Briefly examines the Revolution of July 23rd, 1952, a turning point in modern Egyptian history; from ArabicNews.
http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/000928/2000092846.html
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Middle East Photograph Archive
From the University of Chicago Library, most archive images date from the second half of the 19th century and, while particularly strong in images of Cairo and its Islamic monuments and street ...
http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/su/mideast/PhotoArchive.html
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Muhammad Ali's Tax Inspectors
From the Chronicles of al-Jabarti, contributed by C. R. Pennell, National University of Singapore; from Don Mabry's Historical Text Archive.
http://historicaltextarchive.com/sections.php?op=viewarticle&artid=14
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Siwa Oasis
Briefly describes this oasis in western Egypt and provides a short chronological history, with links to key terms; from Encyclopaedia of the Orient.
http://www.i-cias.com/e.o/siwa.htm
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