Ancient Egypt in the Writings of Ahmed Mohamed Ismail 1912-1934

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Faculty of Tourism & Hotels Management, Minia University

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Egyptology has occupied the minds of many Egyptian intellectuals, whose attitude towards the learning of Egyptology differed according to their upbringing, environment and education. Among them was Sheikh Ahmed Mohamed Ismail, an Upper Egyptian religious educator from Asyut province who wrote many articles on Egyptology and advocated the teaching of hieroglyphs in Egyptian schools. He also visited archaeological sites and described them in his articles. His provincial Upper Egyptian background and his religious education comes through in his description of these archaeological sites. He explained Western interest in Egyptology and modern Egyptians’ need to learn from them. This article examines the features of ancient Egypt in the mind of Ahmed Mohamed Ismail and his suggestions for developing education about it among his countrymen.

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