Background
Ikram, Salima was born on May 17, 1965 in Lahore, Pakiston. Daughter of Khalid and Shirin Qadir Ikram.
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Ikram, Salima was born on May 17, 1965 in Lahore, Pakiston. Daughter of Khalid and Shirin Qadir Ikram.
Ikram studied Egyptology and Archaeology at Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania, United States of America, earning an Bachelor of Arts in Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology and History. Continuing her studies at the University of Cambridge, she earned her Master of Philisophy and Doctor of Philosophy in Egyptology and Museum Studies. While working for her Doctor of Philosophy she also trained in fauna analysis.
A visit to Egypt when she was nine led to her interest in Egyptology. Ikram lives in Cairo and teaches Egyptology and Archaeology at the American University in Cairo, where she is now full Professor of Egyptology. She is the correspondent for Kmt, a popular Egyptological journal, and a frequent contributor to Egypt Today.
She is the co-director of the Animal Mummy Project at the Egyptian Museum.
Since 2001, Ikram has directed, with Corinna Rossi, the North Kharga Oasis Survey (NKOS).
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Member of American Research Center in Egypt, Egypt Exploration Society, Society of Women Geographers, Explorer's Club.