The Center organized an international conference entitled “Furusiyya and Martial Arts During the Reign of the Mamluk Sultans”, on 24- 25 July 2019, from 10 a.m to 6 p.m, at Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Conference Center, Delegates Hall. It tackled the following themes:

• The Mamluk Furusiyya: Military Preparation and Formation
• Furusiyya Literature and Martial Arts
• Military Machinery and Equipment in the Mamluk Era 
• Race Courses and Training in Mamluk Cairo
• Military Strategies in the Mamluk Era 
• Military Ranks and Badges
• Military Uniform of the Mamluk Furusiyya
• Imported Influences on Martial Arts in the Mamluk Era
• The Armada and Military Ships in the Mamluk Era
• Conflicts of Power and Military Rivalry in the last century of the Mamluk Era.

Conference Rapporteur: Dr. Ayman Fouad Sayyid.