All posts tagged "arts and culture"

“The whole country will be bridges and buildings?” “Instead of exporting art, you want to destroy it?”...

Where there is live music, there is pure joy. As the second month of the summer season...

Magda Saleh, Egypt’s first prima ballerina, passed away early Sunday morning on 11 June in Cairo. Saleh...

“Being a woman is the greatest curse, you told me once. I must have been six or...

Ashraf Sewailam never envisioned his life would take him on an unexpected path, but he ended up...

The mention of Paris drums up images of lovers strolling along a canal, couples sharing a pain...

In just a few days, 2022 will come to an end, and the world will welcome a...

Planning to visit Cairo soon? The first thought that comes to mind is typing “places to visit...

In a family car roaring down a European highway, an Egyptian couple inserts a USB drive into...

Every street corner in Cairo tells the story of a cosmopolitan past. From international communities to foreign...

There is something enchanting about the idea of a café that doubles as a bookshop. Add an...

Bursting with talent, young Egyptian artists constantly find new ways to use their skills and imagination to...

Egypt’s earliest memories were printed on papyrus, and its more modern ones, woven into tapestry. Tapestry-making has...

The second edition of the avidly-awaited Film My Design (FMD) film festival has been scheduled to run...

Small in size, dog-like in only appearance: Egypt’s prized scavenger is a staple of many histories and...

Who could have guessed that a national railroad employee’s music would captivate audiences across the globe, from...

“In the year 1995, Hamid El-Shaeri decided to release a song called ‘Qeshr El Bondoq Yah’. Around...