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We collect old maps and tell stories about them.
Born in Cairo, Kharita™ is a specialty print store dedicated to collecting and producing high quality vintage map prints, focusing mainly on maps in the MENA region. Kharita™ was founded on a mutual passion for history, heritage and cartography.
إحنا بنجمع خرائط قديمة وبنحكي حكايات عنهم
وُلدت خريطة في القاهرة، وهي متجر متخصص في الطباعة مكرّس لجمع وإنتاج مطبوعات خرائط قديمة عالية الجودة، مع التركيز بشكل أساسي على الخرائط في منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا. تأسست خريطة™ بناءً على شغف مشترك بالتاريخ والتراث ورسم الخرائط.
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World War II… In Egypt?
It might be surprising to hear that what is now home to beach resorts and mega projects was once a World War II battle ground. El Alamein, a city along the Egyptian Mediterranean coast, approximately 100 km west of Alexandria. Today it is flocked to by holidayers, concert goers, government
The History Of the Western Sahara Conflict
In the 19th century, European powers divided Africa among themselves. Spain claimed the Western Sahara in 1884 and named it “the Spanish Sahara”. Located in the northwest of Africa, the territory is bordered by Morocco, Mauritania, and Algeria, and is home to the Sahrawi people. Often referred to as Africa’s
Promised Lands: What Is The Cartography of Divine Claims?
A promised land is a place that people, belonging from a particular community, believe was created for them. This belief often comes from religious stories or traditions passed down through generations. These lands are seen as sacred and essentially as a gift from a higher deity. In the Bible, for
The Amazigh People in Libya: Indigenous Roots and Modern Struggles
In the hills of Jabal Nafusa, the streets of Zuwara, and the oasis towns of Ghadames and Awjila, the Amazigh flag waves once again. For decades, Libya’s indigenous people were silenced under the Arab nationalist regime. Today, they are slowly writing themselves back into the history of Libya. But what
ايه حوار حلايب وشلاتين؟
وأنا صغير، كان عندي هواية غريبه نوعاً ما وهي إني دايمًا أتابع شريط توقعات درجات الحرارة اللي بيظهر على التلفزيون، واللي كان بيستعرض أحوال الطقس في مختلف مناطق مصر. وسط كل الأسماء اللي كانت بتعدّي، كان في منطقتين دايمًا بيلفتوا انتباهي وبيثيروا فضولي جدًا. وإحنا أطفال، كنا دايمًا فاكرين إن
الأندلس… المجد المفقود
تفتكر إن معلوماتك عن التاريخ الإسلامي كتير؟ لو إجابتك “أيوه”… فهي متوقعة جدًا.أكيد سمعت عن بدايات الإسلام، وعصر الخلفاء الراشدين، والفتوحات، والدول اللي قامت بعد كده زي الأموية، العباسية، والأيوبية… كل القصص اللي اتكررت على وداننا وإحنا صغيرين. لكن الحقيقة؟إن ده مجرد السطح بس.لأن جوا التاريخ ده في حكايات منسية مدهشة، غريبة، ومبهرة.ويمكن دي أكتر …
From Pigeons to Protest: The Forgotten Spark of Egyptian Nationalism
If you went to school in Egypt, you probably know the name Denshawai. It might bring back memories of a history lesson. You may recall bullet points from a revision booklet or a multiple-choice question on the subject. The narrative presented was so clear that it might surprise you to
Bodies at the Border: How Liberal Feminism Erases Women
A report that dates back to July 2024 claims that over 10,000 women have been killed in Gaza since October 2023. UN Women gives it a slogan, calls it a “war on women”. The gendered nature of state-sponsored violence is not new. Wars, and in this case genocide, have been
Baghdad’s Bayt al-Hikma: A Forgotten Beacon of Knowledge
“Bayt al-Hikmah”, “House of Wisdom”, is a central institution in Islamic intellectual history. Some think that it represents the mental transformation that took place in the Islamic world. Bayt al-Hikmah flourished within the Abbasid caliphate between the 8th and 10th centuries. This center played an important role in the intellectual
Singing Against Silence: Palestinian Music And It’s Fight Against Occupation
Every Palestinian story is a political act. Edward Said In all kinds of peace and war, music is produced and consumed every day. While the colonizer sings the triumphs of their wins, the colonized sing their hopes for triumph. The difference, however, is that the colonizer always tries to silence
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Map of Arab League States 1960
In Cairo, on March 22, 1945, the six already sovereign Arab states (Egypt, Syria, Transjordan (later Jordan), Lebanon and Saudi Arabia) formed the Arab League.
This map is considered to be extremely rare, possibly the last remaining, as it would have been intentionally destroyed by the Ba’athist regime that ruled Iraq from 1963 to 2003 that would not have looked favorably upon any document that glorified Qasim.
