Egyptian Archive ☥

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An Egyptian lady in traditional Upper Egyptian attire, with a kerdan necklace and facial tattoos, 1940s (restored & colorized).

Restoration of the statue of king Akhenaten in Luxor, 1963.

Nubian boys play with toy sailboats along the Nile south of Aswan, Egypt, October 1963. Photograph by Georg Gerster, National Geographic.

Egyptian actress Sawsan Badr, likely during her early career as a model or actress.

Students of Ramses College for Girls wearing ancient Egyptian attire in 1934.

Deir El Adra, ElMinya- 1997.

Giza, Egypt - 1955.

Egyptian women undergoing weapons training. 1956 #InternationalWomensDay #WomensDay #WomensDay2026 #WomenEmpowerment

El Badrashin, Giza countryside. ©️ Hisham Naeem

A Nubian woman from Old Nubia, dressed in traditional white attire and adorned with gold jewellery reflecting the rich heritage of Nubian culture, 1960s.

Samia Gamal - Life Magazine -1952

Egyptian women volunteers during the Tripartite Aggression in Port Said (1956).

Vintage portrait of Samia Mehrez, a prominent Egyptian academic and literary figure.

"I have raised up that which was in ruins. I have restored that which was destroyed." - Hatshepsut, the woman who became a king. 18th Dynasty Pharaoh 1508 B.C.E.

Saint Verena was an Egyptian Christian woman from Upper Egypt who traveled to Europe with the Theban Legion in the 3rd century. Later settled in what is now Switzerland, where she became known for caring for the sick and promoting hygiene often depicted with a comb and water jug.

Doria Shafik is an Egyptian feminist who led a historic struggle for Egyptian women’s rights, helping secure women’s right to vote and run for office in Egypt’s 1956 Constitution. The price she paid afterward was years of political repression and house arrest.

Ghada Abdel Razek from the behind the scenes of the TV series "Awlad El Leil" (2007).

Shwikar - Egyptian actress.