Akhenaten was an Egyptian Pharaoh back in the 1300s BCE who upended the religious landscape of ancient Egypt. Within years of ascending the throne, he turned away from traditional Egyptian ...

Statue of Akhenaten in the collection of the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. Credit: Prof. Mortel / CC BY 2.0 Recent archaeological discoveries in Egypt are revealing new details about life under Pharaoh ...

The repatriation of African art is gaining momentum, but a number of highly important and symbolic pieces remain in the hands ...

Amenhotep III (a granite head from the temple complex is his best extant portrait) was succeeded by his son Akhenaten, who revolutionized Egypt's religion—temporarily. ALADIN ABDEL NABY ...

The Song That Changed My Life is a segment that gives a chance for musicians and artists to tell us about the song that made them who they are.... Hieroglyphics' Casual on the song that changed ...

Most days, the news is like slicing a soccer-ball-sized onion. The headlines will make your eyes water with frustration, anger or fear—mass murders, disappearing jobs, tariffs on a y ...

Most days, the news is like slicing a soccer-ball-sized onion. The headlines will make your eyes water with frustration, anger or fear—mass murders, disappearing jobs, tariffs on a yo-yo string, ...

This week, we talked to Casual – he was a founding member of underground Bay Area rap crew Hieroglyphics. The group's 1998 album, 3rd Eye Vision – is a classic to many hip-hop fans. Casual is also a ...

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Merytaton was the daughter of the pharaoh Akhenaten (reign 1349 to 1336 B.C.) and his wife Nefertiti. Akhenaten unleashed a religious revolution that tried to focus Egypt's religion around the ...