Rebecca Anne Proctor

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Rebecca Anne Proctor is an independent journalist, editor and broadcaster based between Dubai and Rome. She is a former editor-in-chief of Harper’s Bazaar Art and Harper’s Bazaar Interiors.

Articles by Rebecca Anne Proctor

A Revival for Egypt's Mamluk Minbars

A Revival for Egypt's Mamluk Minbars

Walk into any mosque and at its front you are likely to see a stepped pulpit: the minbar. In Egypt, under the patronage of the Mamluk sultans of the 13th to 15th century, minbars became masterpieces of woodworking—most without nails or glue. Today nearly four dozen Mamluk minbars stand as a priceless but vulnerable heritage: A recent rash of thefts led to the Rescuing the Mamluk Minbars of Cairo Project, which offers protection, promotion and new opportunities for young artisans.
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