All posts tagged "religion"

Grand Imam of al-Azhar, Ahmed al-Tayeb, has experienced backlash for wishing Christians across the world a merry...

As of 30 November, all festivals associated with the Holy Family’s journey from Bethlehem to Egypt are...

Egypt has long been the setting for horror stories, from ancient Egyptian ghost folklore to a haunted...

In 1997, a legislative proposal of drafting laws for organ transplant in Egypt stirred nationwide controversy. 15...

The king – or queen in this case – is dead, long live the king; a seemingly...

A nineteen-year-old Egyptian woman was killed by a deliberate gunshot wound, on 3 September by her neighbor...

Egypt’s population situation continues to rapidly increase, a pattern that has existed for years despite government efforts...

Walking into a hammam for the first time, in celebration of a friend’s imminent marriage, is a...

When Dutch documentary filmmakers Joop Van Wijk and Hillie Molenaar visited Egypt’s rural regions in 1981, they...

Did you know that many of the Egyptian colloquial words Egyptians use on a daily basis are...

In the era of digital communication, social media, emails, and phone calls rule our day-to-day dialogues. In...

In the winter of 1907, a former Egyptian army officer of the Orabi Revolt tried to combat...

Egypt’s mahraganat music (which literally translates to festival music) has been the topic of controversy arguably since...

A monument of brilliant red brick and lace-like ornaments, the Mosque of Ibn Tūlūn is an homage...

Image Credit:اسكندرية 1900/Facebook During the British occupation of Egypt, to be colonial was to be elite: to...

Marvel Studios’ upcoming film, ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’, has been banned in Egypt and...

For centuries, people have practised abstinence from the comforts and pleasures of everyday life as a way...