Images from Egypt

Young Egyptian couple chatting in a Cairo park, 2007
Young Egyptian couple chatting in a Cairo park, 2007
Egyptian workers in Upper Egypt, 2007
Egyptian workers in Upper Egypt, 2007
Narrow street in Khan el-Khalili, Cairo's ancient market which dates back to 1382
Narrow street in Khan el-Khalili, Cairo's ancient market which dates back to 1382
Great Pyramid, Giza, Egypt
Great Pyramid, Giza, Egypt. Believed to be constructed more than 4500 years ago
A young woman and her child in a village in Upper Egypt, 2007
A young woman and her child in a village in Upper Egypt, 2007
Mosque of Mohammed Ali, Cairo, Egypt. Constructed Mid-19th Century
Mosque of Mohammed Ali, Cairo, Egypt. Constructed Mid-19th Century
The Nile River as it flows through Luxor, located in Upper Egypt, with the Valley of the Kings in the background, 2007
The Nile River as it flows through Luxor, located in Upper Egypt, with the Valley of the Kings in the background, 2007
Cairo traffic at sunset, 2007
Cairo traffic at sunset, 2007
Stalls of women's headscarves for sale in the Roxy/Heliopolis markets of Cairo, 2007
Stalls of women's headscarves for sale in the Roxy/Heliopolis markets of Cairo, 2007
Al-Azhar Mosque in the Khan el-Khalili section of Cairo, 2007
Al-Azhar Mosque in the Khan el-Khalili section of Cairo, 2007
Young girls walking in a village in Upper Egypt. The Temple of Hatsheput can be seen in the background, 2007
Young girls walking in a village in Upper Egypt. The Temple of Hatsheput can be seen in the background, 2007
The American University in Cairo, 2007
The American University in Cairo, 2007

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Developmental Idealism Studies
Population Studies Center
University of Michigan

New Data Collection

A survey concerning developmental idealism is currently being conducted in Nepal.

New Publication

A. Thornton, D. Philipov. "Sweeping Changes in Marriage, Cohabitation, and Childbearing in Central and Eastern Europe: New Insights from the Developmental Idealism Framework." Recently published in European Journal of Population.

New Book

Kathryn M. Yount, Hoda Rashad (eds), Family in the Middle East: Ideational change in Egypt, Iran and Tunisia. Routledge. 2008

Reading History Sideways

The method of reading history sideways is described and critiqued by Arland Thornton.

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