We collect old maps and tell stories about them.
إحنا بنجمع خرائط قديمة وبنحكي حكايات عنهم
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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.
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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How Colonialism Changed Our Borders Forever
Modern nation-states are often thought of in terms of what one might call the “Sleeping Beauty metaphor”, the belief that the nation had always existed, simply awaiting its historical awakening. This metaphor, which gained popularity following the events of the Glorious and French Revolutions, was projected onto colonized states, where
Afghanistan: The Graveyard of Empires
As the current events in Kabul unfold, we’ve decided to shed light on the turbulent history of Afghanistan, a land often referred to as the “Graveyard of Empires.” Landlocked and mountainous, Afghanistan lies at the very heart of Asia. It connects three major cultural and geopolitical regions: the Indian subcontinent
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
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 …
Reading Between the Lines: What Popular Literature Reveals About Our Borders
Once we come to understand that borders are beyond geography, and the nation-states outlined through them are human-made ideas, it becomes important to ask how people see and feel these changes. It is usually the lives of the elite that get attention, hidden behind political treaties and talks. It is
The Rise and Fall of Yugoslavia: How One Man Built—and Broke—a Nation
The story of the Rise and Fall of Yugoslavia can be summarised by the rise and death of one man. A man who ruled the country for over four decades, and after his death, the country’s downfall ensued. Before we delve into the story of Yugoslavia, it is essential to
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
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
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
Behind The Border: Rwanda’s Hidden Influence In Eastern Congo
In early 2025, a rapid escalation of fighting occurred in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The M23 (“Mouvement du 23 Mars”), having occupied large areas in North and South Kivu for years. In January 2025, they captured the city of Goma, a key regional hub on the
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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.
