The "Eye of Horus," a depiction of a single stylized eye looking straight ahead, is found throughout ancient Egypt. The ...

The Eye of Horus was a key symbol in ancient Egypt. It appeared on amulets and in tombs. Egyptians believed it offered divine ...

British anthropologist Dr Paul Warner claims to have found the body of Jesus Christ and the Ark of the Covenant in a hidden double-cave under the Great Pyramid of Egypt ...

Two studies that examined these clay objects, until now thought to be the bases for other elements, argue that they were ...

Hot cross buns once symbolised pagan festivals, moved into Christian rites and survived royal bans to remain a symbol of ...

When Xenia Nikolskaya first went to Egypt in 2006, she thought she knew what she was looking for. Born and raised in the ...

Like Morocco, Egypt exists at the geographic of overlapping regions and identities that contribute to its complex ...

For many people who celebrate it, Passover brings to mind memories of Seder meals with family and reading from the Haggadah, the script for the Seder ritual, which commemorates the biblical story of ...

Passover, the traditional spring holiday, beckons with its spread of cultural and leisure time events up and down the country ...

From floating shrines and striking synagogues to golden monuments and sprawling sacrificial sites, these are the most ...