We heard you could find anything in Khan El Khalili - the largest market in Africa located in Africa’s largest city, Cairo.

From the totally absurd to the extremely illegal, annoying to gut wrenching, we weren’t disappointed.

In Egypt’s Cairo, stray and abandoned dogs can have a safe haven at HOPE Society, a welfare sanctuary that provides food, medication and housing for all sorts of dogs. 

Ahmed al-Shurbaji, founder of HOPE, says he has so far rescued some 160 dogs since two years ago.

In the ancient burial ground at Saqqara, Egypt, one animal cemetery alone has yielded over four million individual ibis mummies. And the nearby dog cemetery contained over seven million mummies, with countless others found throughout Egypt. This unusual aspect of ancient Egyptian culture and religion—the mummification of animals—has remained largely a mystery. Soulful Creatures: Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt explores the religious purpose of these mummies, how they were made, and why there are so many.
Drawn from our renowned collection, the exhibition features choice examples from among the many millions of mummies of birds, cats, dogs, snakes, and other animals preserved from at least thirty-one different cemeteries throughout Egypt. Animals were central to the ancient Egyptian worldview. Most animals had connections to a particular deity. After death, mummified animals’ souls could carry a message to a god.
Yet not all animal mummies are what they seem. Scientific investigation of the mummies reveals that the corruption in the animal cemeteries that some contemporaneous texts allege was all too real. CT scans displayed in the exhibition uncover the empty wrappings, double mummies, and misleading packaging among some of the mummies that the priests sold to worshippers.
Soulful Creatures: Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt is organized by Edward Bleiberg, Senior Curator of Egyptian Art, and Yekaterina Barbash, Associate Curator of Egyptian Art, Brooklyn Museum. The accompanying book is published by the Brooklyn Museum in association with D. Giles Ltd, London.

Soulful Creatures: Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt
SEPTEMBER 29, 2017–JANUARY 21, 2018
https://www.brooklynmuseum.org..../exhibitions/soulful

Mini documentary on domestic animals in Ancient Egypt. Footage taken from Assassins's Creed Origins on PlayStation 4.

Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities on Saturday revealed details of recently discovered animal mummies, saying they contain five lion cubs as well as several cats, birds and crocodiles. Mostafa Wazeri, secretary-general of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, described the discovery of the lion mummies as "the most lovely surprise." He also highlighted a stone scarab, a type of beetle, believed to be the largest of its kind ever found.

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A short documentary about our work in Luxor, in both the animal hospital and on the streets.

Filmed and produ

Salima Ikram, Visiting Professor, Yale University; Distinguished University Professor, Department of Sociology, Egyptology and Anthropology, The American University in Cairo

The relationship between humans and animals is complex, with mutual dependencies that are practical, psychological, and even theological. Ancient Egyptian animal mummies are a particular manifestation of this web of interrelations. Salima Ikram discussed different types of Egyptian animal mummies and explained how and why they were made, the theological and aesthetic decisions that went into their “packaging,” and what each type meant to the ancient Egyptians. She also illustrated how animal mummies shape perceptions of ancient Egypt and influence contemporary thought and art.

Recorded Oct. 12, 2017.

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In the ancient burial ground at Saqqara, Egypt, one animal cemetery alone has yielded over four million individual ibis mummies. And the nearby dog cemetery contained over seven million mummies, with countless others found throughout Egypt. This unusual aspect of ancient Egyptian culture and religion—the mummification of animals—has remained largely a mystery. Soulful Creatures: Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt explores the religious purpose of these mummies, how they were made, and why there are so many.

Drawn from our renowned collection, the exhibition features choice examples from among the many millions of mummies of birds, cats, dogs, snakes, and other animals preserved from at least thirty-one different cemeteries throughout Egypt. Animals were central to the ancient Egyptian worldview. Most animals had connections to a particular deity. After death, mummified animals’ souls could carry a message to a god.

Yet not all animal mummies are what they seem. Scientific investigation of the mummies reveals that the corruption in the animal cemeteries that some contemporaneous texts allege was all too real. CT scans displayed in the exhibition uncover the empty wrappings, double mummies, and misleading packaging among some of the mummies that the priests sold to worshippers.

Soulful Creatures: Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt is organized by Edward Bleiberg, Senior Curator of Egyptian Art, and Yekaterina Barbash, Associate Curator of Egyptian Art, Brooklyn Museum. The accompanying book is published by the Brooklyn Museum in association with D. Giles Ltd, London.

Soulful Creatures: Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt
SEPTEMBER 29, 2017–JANUARY 21, 2018
https://www.brooklynmuseum.org..../exhibitions/soulful

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Animal activists in Egypt are calling for more effective and compassionate ways to address the growing problem of stray animals running free on their city streets.
Stray dogs in Cairo have become a serious nuisance, but Egypt's only animal sanctuary is showing there is an alternative to poisoning or shooting strays.
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This is one place in Cairo where dogs of all sorts can be safe.
All of these animals are former strays who've now found a home at this sanctuary run by the Egyptian Society for Mercy to Animals (ESMA).
ESMA aims to improve all animal welfare in Egypt, not just stray dogs and cats.
It's the only shelter of its type in Egypt and today it's thrown open its doors to visitors in the hope of raising people's awareness about the plight of these animals and to raise funds to care for them.
ESMA operates two shelters like this one, where people can come and adopt abandoned animals.
With ongoing campaigns, initiatives, and advocacy ESMA aims to change public opinion and government policy on animal welfare in Egypt.
The dog sanctuary is located south of Giza near the Saqarra pyramids.
Marwa Tharwat is an animal lover.
She heard about the ESMA through her local veterinary surgery.
Tharwat says: "I started learning about (ESMA) through my vets. I had some incidents with street dogs. And one of them I tried to rescue. They were four puppies. And I went to my vets. And he said just as ESMA is a place they can take care of them. And since then I started like coming on and off because of the distance. I really don't have the ability to drive all the way. All I try to do is just to work with my neighbourhood and to give some donations through my vets."
Donations to the sanctuary aren't just made in cash, they come in the form of animal food, dog treats, even medical supplies and dog accessories.
Strays arrive here all the time and the vets ensure each new animal is given a full check up.
Any injuries are cleaned and disinfected, the dogs are given a rabies vaccination and if they require one, an xray.
ESMA's veterinarian, Mohamed Ahmed says: "If the dog had a car accident, we start dealing with it by injecting it with Hemostop to stop bleeding. But we still lack an xray in the sanctuary. So we do the xray in another pet clinic. Of course we do our best to check everything up on the dogs. xrays show us everything. And we are capable of dealing with all matters. We give them full health care. And if there is an infection we clean it quickly."
The government deals with strays by shooting, or poisoning them.
ESMA claims poisoning is most frequently used in affluent areas, especially neighbourhoods where foreigners live.
Tom and Susan Williamson moved to Egypt from Michigan in America more than a year ago.
They brought their pet dog with them, but he was accidentally poisoned.
Now the Williamsons want to show their support for ESMA.
Susan Williamson says: "We had our dog poisoned. We were living in Maadi. And we wanted to help the stray dogs of Egypt. And heard about the (ESMA) dog centre. So they had an open house today. And we want to come out and just support them. And meet the dogs. And they have walking that people come out and help volunteer walk the dogs. So I think I might be doing that in the future and making a donation. They are doing a very nice job here. The dogs look well fed and clean. "
The owner and founder of the ESMA group, Mona Khalil claims that dogs are being killed with strychnine, a poison which is banned in many countries around the world.
ESMA says it has treated over 1200 animals since it opened its doors in 2007.

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Join our Egyptologist, Ashley Cooke, as he takes us on a 5,000-year journey uncovering the many mysteries and hidden stories that lie within the Ancient Egypt gallery at World Museum. In part 2/5 of our mini series, we take a closer look at animal mummies and how animals were messengers to the Gods!

Under the Muqattam Hills in Cairo lies the City of the Dead; 2.5 square miles of Islamic-era cemeteries, where the cities poorest have built their humble homes, living amongst the tombs. In a section of this neighborhood called Sayed Aisha you will find the Friday Market, also known as the Animal Market. You will find everything from turtles to cats and dogs, from fish to falcons to parrots and monkeys. Come along with me as I visit this chaotic and crowded market to witness yet another side of life in Cairo.

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