Latest in Culture Highlight
Latest in Culture
Concert gala at Cairo Opera House
Cairo Opera House holds a concert gala to showcase local talents
Diwan donates books to school in Boulak
Diwan starts a new charitable program to encourage reading at impoverished schools.
Reelworld festival to show Cairo 678
Egyptian film on sexual harassment to be shown at film festival in Toronto, Canada
Roman ruins in Old Cairo
The remnants of a historic city hidden in Coptic Cairo
Mahatat launches ‘Face to Face’ project in Damietta
Mahatat furthers the decentralisation of art by launching a new project in the governorate of Damietta.
Al Safeera Aziza shown at the Dutch-Flemish Institute in Cairo
The film Al Safeera Aziza explores a women’s issue in a humorous context
New arrivals on the shelves
New book releases on Cairo’s bookseller’s shelves
The sixth sense made tangible in exhibition
Translating intuition into art, Artists Ahmad Keshta and Ayman Taher form their personal perspectives using their own artistic mediums
Al-Dahdoura: the forgotten neighbourhood of Ibn Tulun
The neglected neighbourhood of Ibn Tulun makes one nostalgic to a different Egypt
Helm wins first prize
Helm, an organisation for people with disabilities, wins first place at Negma Egypt competition in MIT Media Lab.
Anatomia Publica disturbs and impresses
Contemporary dance production Anatomia Publica gives a whole new idea to the repetitiveness of life and the tension of an unusual situation.
Nile Taxi provides a long-awaited service
A new way of transportation is available for Cairo dwellers, now you can go to work by Nile.
Schaduf battles poverty by growing food on roofs
Growing food op Cairo’s rooftops offers both a business opportunity and means to provide food for families
Bassem Youssef’s latest show has not changed its tune
Egyptians watch comedian Bassem Youssef’s show as they sit at a public coffee shop
Foolishness
What started out as a little silly fun on the first day of the month has grown into a nationwide movement
All in all you’re just a hole in the wall
The walls show the complete disregard of the government for the rights of citizens
Contemporary art festival begins in Cairo
D-CAF opens today at Falaki Theatre
The drama of Ancient Egypt’s 19th dynasty
Lecture explores the drama of Ancient Egypt’s New Kingdom and the convoluted schemes for the throne
The delights of Khamaseen
In Egypt, spring brings more than flowers and bees, it brings the delightful winds of Khamaseen.
Contemporary art set to take over Downtown
The second edition of the Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival (D-CAF) starts on Thursday 4 April. For 24 days Downtown Cairo will be filled with performances, screenings, workshops, exhibitions and more. We spoke to Ahmed El Attar, the artistic director of D-CAF.
Fools’ Culture: Khawagat in Egypt
New documentary hopes to discover the truth about foreigners in Egypt
Fools’ Culture: No Kidding takes art to the next level
Impressive art exhibition opens in new gallery and brings reporter to tears
Fools’ Culture: The Orion correlation theory confirmed
The long hidden truth about Giza’s pyramids is finally coming out
Autism awareness month in Egypt
The Egyptian Autistic Society will raise awareness for autism in Egypt during the month of April with several activities
The first Easter of the year
Egypt celebrates Easter many times
The Passing Faces of Kareem Al Qurity
The portrait paintings of the young artist use different mediums to express his vision of the current state of Egypt.
The evil eye in Egypt
In Egyptian culture the protection from the evil eye takes many forms
The Egyptian-Finnish Musical Bridge returns to Cairo
Students of classical music in Egypt benefit from Finnish cooperative initiative for the 6th year.
New in the movies
Here is our pick of what is new in the cinemas this weekend
The independent beats of Eka3
Eka3 aims to represent artists from the independent music scene in order to take care of the business side and free them up to do what they do best