Latest in Culture Highlight
Latest in Culture
Protest season is upon us
Egypt braces itself as it witnesses another wave of protests
Rags and Tatters: Lyrical, modest and visually remarkable
Rags and Tatters film shines a light on Egypt’s current reality
Eurofilm Panorama scheduled to open today
The festival will take place over a period of ten days and will feature films from all over the world
Discover Fayoum’s hidden gem
Nazla Pottery Village in Fayoum offers an artistic hub for the rural city
The sixth Cairo International Women’s Film Festival Audience Award went to “Silent City”
The sixth round of the festival came to an end with an awards ceremony
Vent aims for ambitious and novel concept
Vent opens to much anticipation and some confusion.
Egypt celebrates Doctor Who
Fans in Egypt celebrate the Doctor Who 50th anniversary
Robert F. Kennedy Center honours Egyptian attorney Ragia Omran with human rights award
Egyptian lawyer Ragia Omran is awarded by the RFK Center for Justice and Human Rights
November rain
Cloudy days prompted people to think of winter
Decoding societal elements in Mirage II
Hazem Taha Hussein explores the hidden in a new exhibition that challenges the viewers’ ideas of society
UNESCO Executive Board elects Mohamed Sameh Amr of Egypt as new Chairman
After one week of becoming a member nation, Egypt heads the UNESCO executive board
Two events, one square
19 November was a busy day for Tahrir Square
Isle of Gold
Secluded from modern day cairo, Geziret El-Dahab seems to exist in a different era
Lina Alorabi: Designing furniture with an oriental touch
Lina Alorabi’s debut exhibition combines many aspects of Cairene living with modern sleek design
Simple invention brokers peace between humans and wildlife
An eleven year-old invents a device to save his family’s cattle from lions
Mohamed Mahmoud monument: a statue or a podium
A memorial to commemorate the violent clashes seems inappropriate
World Cup trophy celebrated at the pyramids
The World Cup stopped at the Giza Pyramids in its 267-day tour around the globe
AUC’s Greek campus to be transformed Into Egypt’s first technology park
Greek Campus in Downtown to be transformed into Egypt’s first technology park
Nostalgia transformed
The inaugural exhibition of Gypsumn Gallery invokes past memories by transforming old family photos
Movie Previews
We watch the movies at the cinema to give you a preview of what you are signing up for
Ancient Egypt meets Google Glass in Italy
The Museum of Egyptian Antiquity in Turin receives a technological upgrade
In Pictures: The beauty is in the details
Old Cairo makes for a very interesting place, filled with photographic opportunities
In the shadow of a man
The documentary by a young Egyptian director explores the lives of four women in Egypt
Restricted rays
Cairo witnessed a partial solar eclipse that was a reminder of the ancient times
One Night for Humanity
Friday night a night dedicated to sending a message of unity unfolded in the scenic Citadel Azur Resort in Sahl Hasheesh on the Red Sea
True West explores the human psyche
An AUC production of True West proves successful
Two Egyptian movies awarded at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival
The closing ceremony took place last week, with two Egyptian films awarded
The Italian Cultural Institute celebrates local poets
The Italian Cultural Institute celebrates poetry in a four-day festival that takes place all around Cairo
One night for humanity
The festival, organised by the Free Egyptian’s Party with as main sponsor Ghabbour Auto, included speeches by different notables from Egypt’s culture scene and government officials.
Online education sites offer self-teaching alternative
The newest addition to the online free education scene is iversity.org, with a range of courses available in terms of video lectures, updated every week.