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  Dr Randa Baligh - Egyptologist, PhD & Environmentalist
 
     
 

Internationally renowned Egyptologist Dr Randa Baligh earned her PhD at Yale University and also has graduate diplomas in Egyptology, environmental studies, and museum studies. Based in Cairo, she has worked with many important archeological projects including Kent Week's Theban Mapping project. She is a member of the specialized committee selecting the objects to be transferred to the New Egyptian Museum under construction in Giza. Her work includes research and planing for worldwide Egyptology exhibits and programs at leading museums and institutiions.

A member of the International Institute of Egyptologists, Randa lectures on Egyptian culture and civilization at the Diplomatic Institute of the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and is also involved in training licensed guides in Egypt.

Randa heads trips to antiquities and desert areas to cultural institutes such as the American Research Center in Egypt and the Egyptian Cultural Club in Garden City. She offers lectures to Smithsonian Tours as part of Academic Travel Services. Dr. Baligh is a faculty member and lecturer at Mansoura University and the American University of Cairo and lecturer at the Egyptian Diplomatic Academy.


 
 
Overview - Sphinx Festival
Egyptology Seminar - A brief History of the Kingdoms and Dynasties
with Randa Baligh PhD - Egyptologist @ Le Meridien


Day 4 - Fri 4 Dec

11.00am-1.00pm

Egyptology Seminar - A brief History of the Kingdoms and Dynasties
Discover the key elements and icons from the various progressive Kingdoms and Dynasties of the Ancient Egyptian world throughout history up until the Ptolemaic era. Ancient Egyptian civilization is one of the oldest in the world. The strategic location of Egypt on the Mediterranean and the Red Sea, and its fertile Nile Valley, led to the rise of a rich, powerful, and interesting culture with extensive contacts with neighboring countries and throughout the ancient world.
 
 
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