The Center for Islamic Civilization Studies, in cooperation with the “Memory of the Arabs” project, affiliated with the Academic Research Sector at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, has released the seventh issue of The Memory of Arabs magazine, devoted to the topic of “Cairo, the crossroads of cultures and civilizations from its inception to the end of the Mamluk era”. This release coincides with ICESCO's selection of Cairo as the Capital of Islamic Culture in 2022. The issue also sheds light on the cultural events organized by the Bibliotheca Alexandrina.

This issue includes refereed research dealing with: Political and social activities of the Royal Yard at the Citadel in the era of the Circassian Mamluk sultans, social life in Cairo in the Mamluk era through the public baths at markets, the Mihrabs of the facilities of Sultan Faraj bin Barqouq in Mamluki Cairo, a descriptive and analytical study of compiled and engaged columns in the religious buildings of Cairo during the Circassian Mamluk era, the Cultural Importance of Cairo's Pools in the Mamluk Period and the representation of the Islamic architecture in Vienna World’s Fair.