1. American Studies Institute Ain Sukhna, EgyptJanuary 2005 Slideshow Eight: The Gayer-Anderson House A Joint Project of Binational Fulbright Commission-Egypt and James Madison University Office of International Programs Lee Sternberger, Principal Investigator Project Directors Noha El Gindi (Fulbright) Lorie Merrow (JMU ) JMU Faculty Philip Bigler, Steve Reich Elizabeth Chew (Monticello) Mark Facknitz, Howard Lubert Fulbright Assistants Mariam Laila Hussein JMU Student Assistant Bareza Rasoul

2. A walk through Islamic Cairo First stop, The Gayer-Anderson House A museum of two restored Muslim homes And oriental artifacts collected by a British physician

12. A museum guide opens a hidden door to a small chamber where women sat protected behind a grillwork and watching gatherings of men below

13. The Women’s Room

14. View from the Women’s Room

17. Furniture and other details

19. The homes exhibited many different styles of decor

22. A bedroom ceiling

26.  A folding chair inlaid with ivory A birthing chair  with carved script from the Quran

27. A portrait of Mohammed Ali ca. 1850

28. A rooftop terrace with wooden grillwork, water jugs and other amenities

29. The view from the rooftop terrace

31. Overlooking the courtyard of the adjacent Ibn Tulun Mosque