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Omar Sharif passes away with 1 final film to be released
1001 Inventions, a British based non-profit production organisation, announced the release of a new short film in which Sharif participated. The film, which is the actor’s final performance, is a science fiction film featuring the inventions of Muslim scientist Al-Hassan Ibn Al-Haitham.
Omar Sharif passes away at 83
Egyptian legend died of heart attack in Cairo
Private publication houses, literature increase in Al-Sisi era
The state has lost a lot of its cultural activities, and is now in a state of recession and anticipation on the governmental and official sides
‘Herafy’: A mobile app digitalising labour in New Cairo and 6th of October City
Design features 12 categories including electricians, plumbers, tailors, mechanics, carpenters, and painters, amongst others, says Mowafy
Ramadan keeps on giving with Rotary clubs, Nebny Foundation
The packing event began at 8pm, with 50 people having shown up 20 minutes later. A couple of hours into the packing, and around 100 volunteers had gathered to join the event – 30 more volunteers than last year’s event.
Enactus BUE rebuilds national craft
“Many people were attracted to the project, and even asked to be trained in the district after it evolved to work on a very high scale,” says team leader
When nothing in the addict’s life is ‘Under Control’
Unlike previous TV series that sought to blame drug addicts for destroying their own lives or the lives of their families and friends
Best novels at Goodreads Choice Awards
Here are the books that were selected as the best books of 2014, according to an online poll by Goodreads, an online platform for readers to communicate through rating, writing reviews and participating in discussion boards.
Between the mystic and the oppressed: Hammour Ziada’s world story of the marginalised
The novel is the story of Bakheet Mandil, a slave freed after the British troops, aided by Egyptian and Turkish troops, defeated the army of the Mahdi in the Battle of Kerreri, North of Omdurman.
Young authors were faced with cruel injustice due to Al-Sisi’s decree
It is sad and shameful that a terrible decree would be taken into consideration without anyone protesting or asking why, especially since publishing houses as well as bookstores took it more seriously than those who issued it.It is sad and shameful that a terrible decree would be taken into consideration without anyone protesting or asking why, especially since publishing houses as well as bookstores took it more seriously than those who issued it.
“BuSSy” seeks safe space
Crowd funding ongoing for space as group can no longer provide “safe and judgement-free environment” they promise, says project manager
Project aims to renovate the beauty of Alexandria’s buildings
Volunteers include artists, sketchers, and photographers documenting Mediterranean city’s architectural heritage
Zanaty Khalifa and Abo Zeid El-Helaly visit Cairo for ‘A Tale of Two Nights’
Zanaty Khalifa and Abo Zeid El Helaly are mere names for today’s generation, especially those who have never been to Upper Egypt. However, they remain two of the most prominent folkloric tales, as well as a huge part of Egypt’s cultural heritage.
Al-Ahd: A dramatic battle to win the throne
The characters’ brutal fight over the throne plus their super natural powers and numerous interrelationships sparked resemblance to another famous series
TV drama show highlights Jewish life in Egypt
“Haret Al-Yehudd” (Jewish Quarter) is a series being aired on several government- and private-owned channels featuring the lives of Egyptian Jews who were in Egypt during the 1940s and 1950s.
Fantasy takes over Egyptian drama in Ramadan series
By Rana Khaled The yearly marathon of Ramadan series has started, raising waves of praise and criticism by thousands of viewers, who share their thoughts and judgments daily on different social media sites. Like last Ramadan, most of the series this year focused on tackling social issues, such as “Waly El-Aahd”, starring Lucy, Hamada Helal …
Alexandria enters Guinness World Records for longest line of tables
Despite making history, chaos broke out on the 4 km line
‘I’m a bohemian writer; I write the way I like’: Nael El-Toukhy
Very proud to be long-listed for the FT/Oppenheimer Funds Emerging Voices Awards, says writer
Indian Embassy in Egypt celebrates International Yoga day
In celebration and appreciation of the huge role yoga has provided their culture, the Indian Embassy in Cairo hosted several events to celebrate the occasion.
Consumer Protection Agency bans ad for promoting domestic violence
The Consumer Protection Agency (CPA) recently banned an ad belonging to Fox chips company, as it believes the ad promotes domestic violence and spreads a negative image of parenting.
#RoamEgypt to discover the country
“Rallying photographers to document the beauty their eyes capture and their lenses portray giving world first-hand experience of Egypt,” says founder
In Pictures: Egypt’s colourful Ramadan streets
Most of Cairo has been decorated with colourful lamps, lanterns and triangle-shaped brightly coloured papers.
The girl who paints her diaries instead of writing them
In an exclusive interview with Daily News Egypt, Koraeim talked to us more about her passion for drawing and explained her remarkable understanding of the essence of arts and the main problems they encounter in Egypt.
Kamel Karamak: A local initiative against food littering
“Kamel Karamak” (“Complete your good deed”), is a national initiative created by Lipton Tea, Knorr Fine Foods and the Food Bank, in collaboration with the Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade, to raise awareness regarding food disposal.
Ramadan’s treasures: Ramadan’s Lantern
Stories of the reason the lantern is strictly attached to Ramadan has varied.
How Ramadan turned into a month of overindulgence
Until now, more than 35 drama series’ have been announced for airtime on different private TV channels, some of them starring the same actors
Secrets and the Ladies’ Factory shed light on harassment
The main idea was to eliminate stereotypes by getting the stories out in the public, whilst helping the women involved acquire a better understanding of harassment.
Platform: A magazine for refugees and foreigners in Egypt
A group of students sheds light on foreign refugees’ issues in Egypt
Goethe Institut takes Cairo to Frankfurt
“The participants’ skills are very advanced and they will definitely be influential writers in Egypt,” said El-Baaly
“Harasser = criminal” ad campaign airs on TV
The ads show several forms of sexual harassment, to mobilise people on the street