Contents

                            CROSSROADS

                               COMMUNITIES

Sites
The Nile
The Suez Canal
Railroads
Journeys
Trade
"Expositions universelles"

 
Scenes of life
Costumes
People and traditions

                                 RELIGIONS

                                    KNOWLEDGE

Judaism
Christianity
Islam
Bahá'í Faith
Holy Places  

Oriental Studies
The Description of Egypt
Scientifics missions
Archaeology
Sciences and techniques
Interconnecting histories
Press

                                    POLITICS

                                   IMAGINARY     

Wars and conflicts
Treaties and borders
Reforms
Nationalisms

The Thousand and One Nights
Oriental literatures
The Writers’ Orient
The musicians' Orient
The photographers' Orient
The monumental Orient

                                 PERSONALITIES

                                   DISCOVER THE PROJECT

Emile Amelineau
Jean-Louis Asselin de Cherville
Jane Dieulafoy
Joseph Ernest Renan
Seymour de Ricci
Agence Rol     

Our partners
The scientific counsil
The contributors
The team members
Bibliography