All posts tagged "heritage"

Cairo stands as a city with traffic choked streets, but if you know where to look, there...

Bronze refracts the sunset, and the lions glare forward into Cairene traffic. Lovers stand hand in hand...

Tender in voice and powerful in impact is Mohamed Mounir; when he enters the stage with his...

Walking past the swollen belly of Rome’s Pantheon, living in the trailing outskirts of Athens, or tilting...

There are certain childhood memories that can feel far removed from our own identity and reality, and...

Mashrabiyas sweep light across square halls, the corridors linking each room embellished with fine detailing and glassed...

Laughter and tears echo through apartment walls, where memories are built and history is forever etched. A...

A painting tells stories through soft brushstrokes, a painter dreams in watercolors, and a masterpiece is made...

A slight breeze, thick with humidity, complements the shore; the Red Sea is patient and flat, corals...

Casting further doubts on the safety and legality of Egyptian artifacts abroad, the Louvre’s former director Jean...

Coasting the sea, the Montaza Palaces rip into the sky; the wind is unshackled, swells of greenery...

An old loveliness, sitting in the district of al-Sayeda Zeinab, is Beit al-Sennari, or the Sennari House....

From the mythical realm of ancient Egyptian gods and goddesses, to Arab Trap music: the Marvel Cinematic...

Wide citrus-soaked gardens, pouches of pumpkin seeds sold off by the parcel, and a lingering chirp of...

Neon lights bring alive the eyes of statues, and the opaque shadow of a column falls over...

A canvas like no other, the tulle-bi-telli is a traditional metal thread embroidery that weaves grace and...

Laila Pence the epitome of the American Dream – rushed out of a war-torn Egypt at nine,...