The Board members of the British Egyptian Society were delighted to attend such a prestigious and memorable event. A proud moment and a night to remember The EBCC was honoured to partner with the Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt in the United Kingdom to celebrate the inauguration of the Grand Egyptian Museum at the British Museum This landmark occasion reflects Egypt’s rich cultural heritage and the enduring partnership between Egypt and the United Kingdom in promoting culture, tourism, and international collaboration A huge thank you to the Egyptian Embassy in the UK, Ambassador Ashraf Swelam, British Museum, Daniel Antoine , and to everyone who supported, collaborated, and contributed to making this celebration such a meaningful and memorable occasion,
Sir Michael Weir and Dr Assem Allam Lecture
Mr. Abdel Moneim El Said has been chosen by the British Egyptian Society to be this years speaker.
Mr Abdel Moneim El Said is a former Chief Editor of Al-Ahram and succeeded Mohamed Hassanein Heikal. He is now Director of the Al-Ahram Centre for Political and Strategic Studies. His recent comments on the war in Gaza had been extremely fair and pertinent where he advocates trying to turn from conflict to collaboration.
Date and further details will follow.
The British Egyptian event on 13th October on the Terraces of the House of Lords to welcome the new Egyptian Ambassador His Excellency Mr Ashraf Swelam and his wife, Her Excellency Mrs Jumana Shehata to London was a great success. For photos please kindly go to the events page:
Sir Michael Weir and Dr Assem Allam Lecture
Mr. Abdel Moneim El Said has been chosen by the British Egyptian Society to be this years speaker.
Mr Abdel Moneim El Said is a former Chief Editor of Al-Ahram and succeeded Mohamed Hassanein Heikal. He is now Director of the Al-Ahram Centre for Political and Strategic Studies. His recent comments on the war in Gaza had been extremely fair and pertinent where he advocates trying to turn from conflict to collaboration.
Date and further details will follow.
Please take a look at our events page to see the 3 very exciting AI seminars that Asser El Ghoneimi, Noel Rands and Inji Shabrawishi have kindly organised.
Watch this space for our next event at The House of Lords
Sir Michael Weir and Dr Assem Allam Lecture
Mr. Abdel Moneim El Said has been chosen by the British Egyptian Society to be this years speaker.
Mr Abdel Moneim El Said is a former Chief Editor of Al-Ahram and succeeded Mohamed Hassanein Heikal. He is now Director of the Al-Ahram Centre for Political and Strategic Studies. His recent comments on the war in Gaza had been extremely fair and pertinent where he advocates trying to turn from conflict to collaboration.
Date and further details will follow.
After our 1st BES Ai webinar in January, where we unleashed the Myths, Facts & Opportunities for Ai, our second Ai Webinar on Gen Ai’s impact on the Education sector for teachers and students.
Our 2nd Ai Webinar in 2025 discussed:
- How Gen AI is transforming education for students & teachers.
- What are the Gen AI use cases to improve education in a UK and Egypt, real life examples.
- What students should learn and how to assess their learnings nowadays.
- TRUE or FALSE “I do not need to learn anything else apart from Ai, as Ai can tell me everything“
Please click below for the full recording of the event:
Sir Michael Weir and Dr Assem Allam Lecture
Mr. Abdel Moneim El Said has been chosen by the British Egyptian Society to be this years speaker.
Mr Abdel Moneim El Said is a former Chief Editor of Al-Ahram and succeeded Mohamed Hassanein Heikal. He is now Director of the Al-Ahram Centre for Political and Strategic Studies. His recent comments on the war in Gaza had been extremely fair and pertinent where he advocates trying to turn from conflict to collaboration.
Date and further details will follow.
Books which will make very good presents
The incredible life story of legendary cardiac surgeon and scientist Magdi Yacoub,
an outsider who succeeded against the odds –
see events for more details.
Dr Ahmed El-Mokadem book My Story was chosen as one of the best five books at the Frankfurt Book Festival
Welcome to the British Egyptian Society.
We are a non-political private, non-profit society
We are a diverse society with members in many countries.
Our common bond is our interests in Egypt and Great Britain.
We focus on the Culture, Education and History of both countries.
The Society is committed to working with universities, institutions of fine art, religious and research institutions, museums, theatres and Egyptologists.
We offer inspirational talks, presentations, debates, seminars emphasizing subject matters that contribute to intellectual enrichment and foster bi-lateral understanding.
In 2021 we have launched 2 exciting initiatives
The Book Prize for the book that best improves understanding of the history, economy, culture, arts, music, literature, religions, beliefs and practices of Egypt
An Essay Prize The general topic of the essay is ‘Egypt in the 21 century – the constituents of the future’.
Please explore our website to discover more about our society, which we hope you will consider joining.
About Us
The British Egyptian Society (BES), a registered UK charity, has existed since 1990 and was created by Ambassador Mohamed Shaker and Sir Michael Weir. The charity is run by 6 Trustees and a Supervisory Board of 16 members.
BES was set up in 1990 by Ambassador Mohamed Shaker and Sir Michael Weir to further British Egyptian relations outside politics. We hold regular public meetings, lectures, debates and events in the UK in support of this aim and we often contribute grants in support of Egyptian scholars of Egyptian museum specialists and conservators on attachment to the British Museum. Our mission is to exchange ideas and knowledge, and to improve understanding of the history, culture, arts, music, literature, religions, beliefs and practices of Egypt.
The Society and charity is run by 6 Trustees and a Supervisory Board of 16 members.
Mission Statement
The BES enables Egyptian and British people in the UK to exchange ideas and knowledge, and to improve understanding, of the history, culture, arts, music, literature, religions, beliefs and practices of Egypt.
What we do
We rely on our member’s enthusiasm and contribution to keep our society unique and continue its high-quality events. We trust you’ll have a great time connecting with us.
Our members benefit from our unique annual cultural visits to Paris and Turin to view the Egyptian museums, and have an excellent relationship with the British Museum. For the past, several years we have collaborated with the Curators from museums in Egypt to attend the British Museum for a fellowship summer training program. The Society, whose funds come from annual membership subscriptions and private donations, makes an annual contribution to the British Museum to enable this fellowship summer program for Egyptian archaeologists to study in the Museum. The Keeper of the Ancient Egypt and Sudan Department has been on our Board since we were founded and continue to have a big impact on our societies exposure.
We have had Private Views of major exhibitions at the British Museum, launched books by major authors and continue an excellent working relationship with Egyptian related sites including the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, the University of Cambridge, The Louvre in Paris, a private view of the Book of the Dead Exhibition, the Hajj Exhibition and Ancient Lives at the British Museum.
Apart from attracting quality speakers to our Annual Flagship Lecture, the Sir Michael Weir Lecture which takes place in December. We are starting in April the first in a series of annual debates with a Middle East theme, lead by 6th formers from 4 important secondary schools from the State and Independent sectors.
The British Egyptian Society (BES), a registered UK charity, has existed since 1990 and was created by Ambassador Mohamed Shaker and Sir Michael Weir. The charity is run by 6 Trustees and a Supervisory Board of 16 members. The society was set up to enhance the Cultural and Educational links between the United Kingdom and Egypt in the belief that it would strengthen the understanding between these two Nations.
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