The Dean of the Faculty, the Vice Deans, and the Heads of Academic Departments extend their sincere congratulations to the researcher Ms Ghadeer Mahmoud Abdel Baqy Mohamed, Assistant Lecturer at the Department of Tourist Guidance, on the occasion of receiving her PhD thesis entitled:

The Bathrooms in the Egyptian Residential Architecture in the Cities of Cairo and Rashid during the Ottoman Period: A Comparative Archaeological and Architectural Study.

The defence took place on Sunday, 19 October 2025, in the Discussion Hall at the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Mansoura University.

Supervisory Committee:

Prof Mohamed Ahmed Abdel-Latif, Professor of Islamic and Coptic Archaeology, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Mansoura University.

Prof Badr Abdel-Aziz Badr, Professor of Islamic Archaeology and Architecture, Faculty of Arts, Port Said University.

Examination and Defence Committee:

Prof Mahmoud Ahmed Mahmoud Darwish, Professor of Islamic Archaeology, Faculty of Arts, Minia University, Chairperson and Examiner.

Prof Mohamed Ahmed Abdel-Latif, Professor of Islamic and Coptic Archaeology, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Mansoura University, Supervisor and Member.

Prof Badr Abdel-Aziz Badr, Professor of Islamic Archaeology, Faculty of Arts, Port Said University, Co-Supervisor and Member.

Prof Hanan Abdel-Fattah Mohamed Motawea, Professor of Islamic Archaeology and Civilisation, Faculty of Arts, Alexandria University, Examiner and Member.

The committee approved the dissertation for the award of the PhD degree in Tourist Guidance, with a recommendation to publish the dissertation at the university’s expense and exchange it with Egyptian and foreign universities.

Heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to the researcher for continued success and excellence, with sincere thanks and appreciation to the distinguished members of the supervisory and examination committees for their outstanding academic contribution.