The New Arab Staff

Cara Burdon

Cara Burdon

Cara Burdon is a freelance writer with an academic background in Arabic and Middle East studies with a particular interest in archive studies, decolonial theory and arts and culture from the Middle East and Northern Africa

To reclaim its narrative, Egypt must first reclaim Egyptology — translating ownership, agency, and meaning, not just language, says Egyptologist Monica Hanna

30 July, 2025