Feature: Salima Ikram

All Things Pakistan (Mohammad Ayaz Abdal)

In the land of great Pharaohs, under the shadow of the mighty pyramids, there lives a woman who seems to know every intricate details of every conspiracy that went on in the ruins of the magnificent palaces. You will see her on your TV screen, if you are a history buff, detailing the customs and routines of Ancient Egypt’s daily life … and death. Right from their traditions and scandals, she will explain the fine details of mummy making. She has always intrigued me. Her accent was non Arabic. So I searched for information about her and, to my amazement, I found that she is a Pakistani and from Lahore.

Dr. Salima Ikram is an expert of mummification or Egyptian funerary archaeology; she can speak on hours about the ancient Egyptian techniques of mummifying animals and humans. . . .

I emailed her on behalf of ATP and she very graciously agreed to take time out of her busy schedule to talk to us.