Collector Ahmed Naguib finds value in ephemera, which he describes as a “mosaic of our history,” tells NPR’s Jane Arraf. For Naguib, objects can be anything from toothbrushes, receipts, pharmacy bottles, photographs, anything. The collection was exhibited for two months at Townhouse gallery in downtown Cairo. “Naguib finds meaning in every battered toy and scrap of paper. He lists his collections as if they were old lovers,” tells Arraf.

Other coverage worth noting in brief:

• A large number of Coptic Christians are making pilgrimages to Jerusalem, Christian Post suggests.
• Just in time for the Sham El Nessim season, BBC’s Miriam Berger has a feature about feseekh — what she calls a “putrid delicacy.” (At least the first half of that quote is correct.)
• Novelist Ahmed Naji has not been able to work as a journalist since being released from prison, fearing it might affect his appeal, he says in an extract from an interview for English PEN festival of modern literature carried by The Guardian.
• A report released by a Norwegian organization last week documents alleged abuses of student rights and academic freedoms in Egypt, University World News reports.
• Copper workers are threatened by low wages, low tourism, and dwindling interest in copper etching, local artisans tell Gulf News.
• In a year-long cycling journey from the UK to Iran, Rebecca Lowe’s passage through Egypt brought her a mix of hospitality, [redacted] harassment, and heavy security, she writes of her journey in the BBC.
• Israeli Ambassador David Govrin may physically resemble Ahmed Marwan, but the two are actually distinct people, the Times of Israel helpfully points out.