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A Cooperation Protocol Between Civilization Rights and Protect Our Heritage
Signed at the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square — a partnership that treats civilization as both a right and a responsibility.
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News & announcements.
Reports, chapter launches, conference papers and campaign milestones from the Civilization Rights Institute.
2026
Launch of the Humanities and Futurology of Civilizations Unit
A new research platform at the Institute, producing interdisciplinary knowledge on humanity in its civilizational context.
The Birth of the CRI@HUE Chapter at Horus University
A cooperation protocol signed on World Heritage Day, followed by a Training of Trainers and Ambassadors programme.
Ahmed Rashed, Keynote Speaker at ICME IC Day
A renewed scientific perspective on Civilization Rights, delivered at Al Shindagha District, Dubai.
The 52nd Annual International Conference of the Egyptian Scholars Association
The Great Pyramid Challenge presented at Badr University, with two institutional recommendations.
The Scientific Day for Assiut University Alumni
Assiut University honours Prof. Ahmed Yehia Rashed for the Civilization Rights framework that began there.
Abeer Abou Taleb hosts Dr. Ahmed Yehia Rashed
The Institute’s founder on the Wasal programme, December 2025.
Civilization Rights Institute at the Cairo International Book Fair
A seminar on added values — chance, challenge, change — with EGIPA and leading national figures.
Civilization Rights Institute Chapter at Badr University
CRI@BUC — the Institute’s first chapter in Egypt, announced January 2026.
CRI@Horus: A Chapter at Horus University Egypt
A memorandum of understanding creating a scientific, research and applied model on campus.
A New Civilizational Model is Emerging from Upper Egypt
A collaboration placing youth, identity and knowledge at the centre of Egypt’s future.
Challenges and Opportunities in the Archaeology of the Arab World
A workshop at the 28th conference of the Arab Council for Archaeologists, recommending units in every Arab university.
CRI President to Present Visionary Research at the Egyptian Scholars Association
The Great Pyramid Challenge — chance, challenge, change — announced ahead of the December 2025 conference.
2025
CRI’s Landmark Course Charts a Course for Cultural Restitution
Three days marking the bicentennial of the Rosetta Stone’s decipherment, and a strategy for reclaiming rights.
Dr. Ahmed Rashed Captivates ICOM Dubai 2025
Cultural sovereignty, community empowerment, and a new paradigm for museums — from Egypt to Mars.
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Mummies, Museology and the Future of Cultural Heritage
Applying the Universal Declaration to how museums treat mummified remains.
2023
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Dr. Ahmed Rashed’s Landmark Article in ICME Magazine
Introducing Civilization Rights and calling for a Universal Declaration.
Charting a Course for Civilization Resilience at Civil20 India 2023
The missing link in climate action and social justice for heritage sites and communities.
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CRI Joins the C20 Working Group on Sustainable & Resilient Communities
Bringing civilization rights into G20 discussions on climate, environment and net zero.
Championing Collective Heritage: Endorse the Universal Declaration
Fifteen articles establishing the collective heritage rights of nations.
2022
CRI Partners with Virginia Tech on a NASA Proposal for the Nile Basin
Quantifying human activity and climate across the food, energy and water nexus.
From COP27 to COP28: The Rosetta Stone and the Quest for Civilization Rights
A scientific course re-evaluating Egyptian antiquities held abroad.
Beyond Repatriation: Civilization Rights for Sustainable Heritage Development
Returning looted artifacts to their original environmental contexts — and empowering the communities there.
2021
The Green Pyramid Code: Egypt’s Timeless Wisdom Shapes Sustainable Architecture
Seven criteria, a national rating system, and green architecture written on temple walls millennia ago.
Egypt Pioneers a National Competition to Secure Civilization Rights
A three-month competition open to researchers in every discipline.
2020
Unveiling Civilization Rights: A New Paradigm for Heritage Protection
A national initiative proposing a scientific discipline that moves beyond intellectual property law.
2017
Safeguarding Egypt’s Heritage: Advocating for Civilization Rights
The Rights of a Civilization to Build a Civilization initiative, launched in 2017.
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Empowering Heritage: Public Participation in Luxor, Egypt
The 1995 doctoral research that shifted conservation from monuments to living communities.
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Guardians of History: Our Sacred Trust to Preserve Heritage
Why preserving antiquities — and not harming them — is an obligation rather than an option.
Original Heritage vs Commercial Replication: The Tale of Two Luxors
Luxor, Egypt and Luxor, Las Vegas — and the ethics of commercialising a civilization.
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