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The goal of the Ibero-American Film Week is to introduce the Egyptian audience to a new perspective and to new countries through the films’ poignant cinematographic language and diverse themes
Through a fixed menu on their website, users are allowed to pick the meals they want, which range between appetizers, salads, main courses and desserts, all listed with their prices
On 8 March of every year, countries such as China and Nepal celebrate women by giving them the day off as an official holiday
The journalist, who introduced herself as the first Egyptian journalist to cover the Academy Awards, asked DiCaprio, “What about the first Oscar for you?”
They were completely illiterate but now we have a generation of children writing their own books, says founder
Heavy metal band accused of being devil worshippers due to their appearance; Musicians Syndicate claims they do not having any permits, band denies
That experience sparked a passion within him to work hard to make his dream come true, brushing aside the people who called him crazy
Through daring portraits, one photographer tackles misconceptions of masculinity and femininity
The ultimate dream for more than 7 million people in Egypt is to have clean accessible water to use and drink, a dream that UNICEF Egypt is trying to achieve
Townhouse Gallery and Rawabet Theatre were shut down on 28 December for censorship after a security raid filed a charge against them
This place is as holy as a mosque, we do our work for free, says local volunteer
If the technology for these applications fails, there is no other way to communicate with the driver, says passenger
60% of relationships problems are related to people’s self-image, says therapist
60% of relationships problems are related to people’s self-image, says therapist
Because of donations, we managed to reduce waiting lists by increasing working hours and doctors, says General Manager
Campaign aims to support education and children’s rights by turning children’s drawings into real soft toys
We never imagined people would engage with our festivals and workshops as they did, says tenant
The celebrated actress, who was nicknamed “the miracle child”, suffered from kidney and liver disorder. Her condition had deteriorated recently, and she had been placed on a ventilator before she passed away.
Ahmed El-Sheikh describes “the painful fading of the revolution dream”
The movie is to compete at the Sudan Independent Film Festival (SIFF)
Despite being locally viewed at minor culture entities, independent movies are internationally awarded
We just try to highlight people’s words and take them out of the areas they live in, says artist
By Bike is a bicycle with a large box at the front of it. Ahmed made the box himself, which has holes and spaces for a cooking pot to be placed on it to bake the sweet potato
The Dream of Shahrazad will be screened at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Sunday
As 2015 draws to a close, many civil society organisations have adopted the belief of turning Egypt into a better place starting with the citizens instead of waiting for the authorities to take action. Throughout the year, both individuals and non-profit organisations were more concerned with the main problems in Egypt and several projects were …
Contradicting answers for why there was a raid and why it was shut down
For the last two weeks, “Freska guy” – a university graduate who roams Cairo streets carrying a box full of the popular sweets called “Freska” – was the centre of attention of social media users. With his unique fashion sense that does not align with the traditional perception of street hawkers, Freska guy, Youssef Al-Sayed …
One girl was married three times before she turned 18; she inspired me, says photographer
For the first time in 38 years, Christmas meets full moon
This opportunity is rare to find, no one else would invest his money in an artist no one knows anything about, says participant