BES was delighted that our Annual Flagship Event the Sir Michael Weir Lecture returned on 25th November as a ‘live’ event at the Institute of Directors. Our speaker was  His Excellency Mr. Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secretary General of the Arab League   Born in Heliopolis, Cairo, HE Aboul Gheit, joined The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, upon graduation in 1965. He took part in the 1978 Camp David Agreement negotiations, which led to the signing of the Israeli-Egyptian peace treaty.…

NEW RESOLUTIONS - MAKING IT HAPPEN New Year resolutions are a long standing western AND eastern tradition – they give us a glimmer of hope and excitement. However, as time goes by, we seem either to forget about them or feel down-hearted by the fact that we have failed to stick to them. Year on year, many of us decide not to have any resolutions anymore – but are we missing out, is this the right attitude or do we…

  The British Egyptian Society is delighted to announce the winner of the Peter Mackenzie Smith Book Prize is The Buried: Life, Death and Revolution in Egypt by Peter Hessler. Published by Profile Books. The Prize of £5000 was given at a reception of 100 people held at the prestigious Army and Navy Club on 28th March 2022 The society was honoured to introduce His Excellency, the Egyptian Ambassador to the Court of St. James, Mr Sherif Kamel and Mrs Heba…

The North East Ancient Egypt Society are pleased to announce as part of our new Student Involvement Project (SIP) a mini conference focusing on research from undergraduates and postgraduates from around the world. Cost is FREE       This Lecture is LIVE        There is NO need to register Saturday 9th April 2022 ~ 1:50 – 5:00pm (UK TIME) Via Zoom We have a great line up of student speakers covering a variety of topics in Egyptology from pottery to funerary practices. The…

We were delighted with the attendance at our Film Event. The film event has featured so far in over 40 online high impact media outlets including: YouTube in Cairo, Lebanon, Tunisia, UK and more on the way including MBC report Al Sharq Al Awsat online and print version both covered the event too We were on top of social media trends in Cairo and Elham Shahin and Hala Sarhan are now safely back in Cairo and very happy with the…

Please kindly click on the link to see the recording of the webinar and the brilliant speakers relating to the launch of the book put together following the conference in 2019. To view the recording please use:   https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/n5OKfFJjzZINIn7lggutnUH9HItKfys5mD4ooEwXKI6w1B_C32J2bfBtudhylCvs.JJ2THxe1_hssgRYU Passcode: 7@ppQ=^A  

The British Egyptian Society IFTAR on 13th April 2023 was a great success. 51 members and friends came together for a very enjoyable evening. Ramadan is a Holy Month when Moslems fast during the daytime and look forward to the meal after evening prayers. Traditionally, those observing Ramadan break their fast by eating three dates, so it was a nice touch that Al Basha Restaurant provided dates on the table.   We were particularly pleased to welcome His Excellency, Mr…

A group of 22 Society members and friends enjoyed an enlightening visit to Highclere the home of Lord Carnarvon who funded and worked on the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb 101 years ago. When we reached the 2nd room we were delighted to find Lady Fiona Carnarvon looking for Sherifa El Khairy, who is the Egyptian Ambassador’s PA, who she greeted warmly. Lady Carnarvon then kindly gave us her insight and the families custodianship of the Castle. It was interesting to…