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Nile Project: Using culture to transform conflict
Through music production, educational workshops and activities promoting innovation, the project aims to contribute to finding solutions to the conflict over water resources
Al-Zahraa Stud hosts the 16th International Arabian Horse Championships
The European Conference of Arab Horse Organizations (ECAHO) organised a B-Show in Al-Zahraa Stud at Cairo last week, as a part of the 16th International Arabian Horse Championships. The show is one of the “qualifiers” for major international shows (A-shows). Out of 400 participating horses, Prince Saud Bin Sultan Bin Saud Al-Saud’s Horse of Al-Mamlaka …
The Tentmakers of Cairo: Art, life and political rollercoasters
An interview with Kim Beamish, the director of “The Tentmakers of Cairo”, which was screened at Cairo International Film Festival
A walk to revive South Sinai’s tourism
The initiative aims to change how South Sinai is perceived in the media, to nourish tourism and help the development of Bedouin communities
Second-hand market offers Cairenes weekly bargains
Cars and busses dust the people as they rummage through the piled up products. Framed by broken wooden bars, sales partitions are buried in a narrow alley of one of Cairo’s cemeteries. In Souq Al-Gomaa (The Friday Market), a variety of second-hand products are sold, ranging from toys, books, cassette tapes and antiques to …
A final call to save Alexandria’s antiquities
Intellectuals and archaeologist launch campaign to expend Graeco-Roman museum
An Egyptian artist without borders
With his latest installation, ‘The Beautiful Ones Are Not Yet Born’, Ibrahim Ahmed tries to expose people to power and the attractiveness it has
Photographing the blind people of Egypt
At least 800,000 Egyptians are blind, according to a report by the Egyptian Ministry of Health published in partnership with the World Health Organization. In an attempt to document blind people’s lives in Egypt, photojournalist Mostafa Darwish has been working on his multimedia project “Light and Dark,” since April 2013. In addition to a …
‘No School for Children’ to be screened at Nahdet el-Mahrousa
Co-directed by a German and an Egyptian, the documentary discusses education in both countries through the stories of two young girls
Cairo International Film Festival celebrates Egyptian director Henry Barakat
CIFF will exhibit photographs of the director and his most celebrated work, in addition to a 30-minute documentary about his life
Egyptian actress Mariam Fakhr Eddine dies age 81
The actress died after complications in surgery to remove a blood clot
Swiss Embassy launches permanent graffiti exhibition on its walls
Exhibition features paintings about identity from various perspectives
Pharaoh Thutmosis III-era temple discovered in Giza
Parts of the temple discovered so far include seven tablets, column bases and a statue of a seated person, all made of pink granite
Italian animator wins ‘The Golden Pyramid’ at Cairo International Film Festival
Massi, who has won over 200 awards in major festivals in Italy and internationally, draws everything by hand instead of using computers
Cairo Opera House launches 23rd Arab Music Festival
Participants of the Arabic version of the reality television singing competition, The Voice, will also perform in the festival.
Egyptian singer moves to Sweden seeking ‘safe city residency’
Due to “continuous censorship of his music”, Ramy Essam leaves Egypt for two years but he is not seeking asylum
Campaign to free Peter Greste: ‘A pen is mightier than a sword’
Australian blogger launches a campaign to send pens to Al-Mazraa prison, in solidarity with imprisoned journalist
Colouring the grey city
Students launch a campaign to colour walls and stairs in Cairo
Dinner initiative attempts to create world without boarders
The virtual dinner project connects people from east to west through series of online dinners
Between power and defeat: Men in Egyptian film
Some films have been critical about some forms of masculinity, offering an ‘ideal’ for men to aspire to
TV show cut mid-air
Show host accuses channel of stopping a reportage showing a death of a child at school, channel denies
Trayvon Martin inspires gallery display in Zamalek
Mona Marzouk uses politically loaded themes to provoke dialogue
Theatre performance depicts ‘stories of empty stomachs’
Group of volunteer performers present true stories of detainees on hunger strike to protest against their “inhumane treatment” in prison
Royal Museum of Jewellery reopens for first time since 25 January Revolution
The museum includes 1,045 archaeological pieces that belonged to Egyptian royalty
Tanta receives 3 million visitors participating in Moulid Al-Sayed Al-Badawy festival
By Mohamed Abel Monsef and Ahmed Salama Three million people visited Tanta, capital of the Gharbia governorate, to participate in celebrations of the Moulid Al-Sayed Al-Badawy, a carnival that celebrates the birthday of a member of the Prophet Mohamed’s family. The celebrations were held from 10-17 October. The annual celebration has served to connect …
Tourists return to Egypt after 3 years of turbulence
Questions remain whether enough is being done to make Egypt a top destination for travellers once more
Literary competition promotes ‘Unsold Stories’ of struggling artists
The competition, which is open till 1 December, accepts entries of short stories ranging 1500 and 5000 words. Five Stories will be published in Rowayat’s next issue, which will come out in January, and one writer will be awarded 2500 EGPs.
ROOM organises a week of classic movie nights
American and Egyptian films such as Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Casablanca, E.T., and Eshae’et Hob (Love Rumour) will be shown as a part of the programme
Hanging Church re-opened after 16-year renovation
The renovations involved architectural and structural work, as antiquities affected by a rise in the level of groundwater were repaired as part of an integrated project
‘After 10 years I Will Be’: University graduate launches an ‘un-annoying’ advertising agency
Ebrahim ElSafadi sells space for brand logos on his website