In the context of the seminar “Peuples and powers in medieval Islam”, Sylvie Denoix (research director at the CNRS, Director of Studies of the French Institute of Eastern Archaeology) will give a conference on “How did Arabs govern ancient Egypt?” on Thursday 22 March 2012 at 14. Seminar organised by Emmanuelle Tixier Du Mesnil, Gabriel Martinez-Gros, Julien Loiseau Place: IISMM, 96 bd. Raspail, Paris, 22 March 2012, 14-16.