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Latest in Culture
A timeless passageway
The road to the monastery itself is worth the visit as the place is nestled between the gorgeous mountains of Egypt’s scenic desert.
The Egyptian Museum: a timeline of history
The iconic Egyptian Museum on Tahrir Square in Cairo was built to display the richness of Egypt’s history to the world in the form of 8,000 artifacts. It currently holds over 120,000 pieces and is slated to move to a larger, new location. The Daily News Egypt spoke to Sayed Hassan, the General Director of the Egyptian Museum, about its role as a site of national heritage, the plans for the new location, and on how he manages this institution bursting at the seams with art, science, and religious history.
Like Jelly: creating a traffic jam in Al-Azhar Park is no easy task
Though a charismatic performer is never a bad thing, the downside is that sometimes the music can suffer depending on the members’ ability to engage rather than merely perform. With Like Jelly, however, it is nearly always a hit, and their music had their audience laughing out loud.
Pride and Prejudice
Certain things are deemed unforgivable here and hot-headed, self proclaimed defenders of national or religious pride can rally others to their cause with surprising speed, considering the normal, more sedate pace of the society. Before you know it, prejudices kick in and angry chants ring out, blame, based on rumours and suppositions, is placed and a little flag burning goes a long way.
Pino Gomes: Capturing people’s natural beauty through smart luxury
“Smart Luxury for me is what I do. I am fortunate to be meeting all of these beautiful people all over the world and to be able to do something that I love. That is smart luxury; it is intrinsic, it cannot be bought. We want to transfer this concept to the watch, essentially a machine, through the campaign,” explained Gomes.
New movies in the cinema
What’s new on the big screen this weekend
Cool to be from Cairo
One man’s crusade to raise awareness of Cairo’s architectural heritage
Mashrabeya peeks
Mashrabeya’s popularity peaked during the Ottoman era, started slipping into extinction by the early 20th century
The 48 Hour Film Festival comes to Cairo
The 48 Hour Film Festival is finally coming to Egypt
Street Arts Festival returns with a message of peace
Graffiti, dance, music, workshops on going green, and anti-harassment campaigns are among the activities
Luxor to host new film festival
Luxor to host the first Egyptian and European Film Festival
In pictures: Fabulous Fayoum
Daily News Egypt takes a tour through the Beautiful Egyptian city “Al-Fayoum”
Google doodles: entertaining and educating the masses
Featuring Naguib Mahfouz, Om Kalthoum, Mahmoud Mokhtar and others, Egyptian doodles continue to interact with Egyptians
No more dancing with the devil
Nevertheless, the fearsome fighters found irrefutable proof that devil worshippers congregated for their spooky rituals during a brimstone-scented happening that was disguised as a concert. Those in the know were not fooled though, they saw right through the howling guitars and screaming singer. Heavy metal is a euphemism for the devil, we all know that.
Sudanese music: an intimate experience at Makan
What really brought the music to life was the voice of Asya Madany, the lead vocalist of the group, whose beautiful rich voice filled up the entire room with warmth and energy. The acoustics of the room were irrelevant against her dazzling voice.
Not for Everybody ‘work in progress’ premiers at AUC
The project came about when we noticed that there was a gap between the choreographers, the artists, and the audience. So we give 15 minute performances, four a day, over two days with an open discussion with the audience following the performances.
We will not forget the fire in Beni Suef
After the horrific incident, Farouk Hosny, then the Minister of Culture, resigned but former President Mubarak revoked his resignation.
Mashrou’ Leila cancels opening act for Red Hot Chili Peppers
The move may have already caused some irrevocable harm to Mashrou’ Leila’s fan base, seeing as they waited a considerable period of time before conceding and canceling the show. The decision has been applauded nevertheless.
New movie this week: The Bourne Legacy
The staple parkour chase of the franchise is still there, but many reviews deplore the film as a whole, even if the parts themselves are highly entertaining.
Heavy metal music in for some heavy weather
I was expecting that something like this could happen in the future, but I did not think it would be this soon. No matter how absurd the accusations are, the fact they are brought by a well known lawyer from the FJP will generate a big amount of bad publicity with possible serious repercussions.
Fareeq Al-Atrash delivers a fresh sound in Cairo
We are very locally minded and coming to Egypt was a big dream for us. The Arab world and culture are our primary focus and a big part of that is obviously the language. Fortunately, Arabic is a poetic language and people here are used to oration.
This is Egypt: Yehia El Alaily
Photography in Egypt is often seen as a means to a commercial end, disregarding the fact the people behind the camera are often artists. This is Egypt, as seen by talented photographers.
Threads of a tapestry: the lady that sells tissues
Cairo is a vast, complex city and it takes a lot to keep it going. In an effort to unravel the great enigma, we bring you the occasional slice-of-life peek into the men and women without whom our fair city would not exist.
The fading shine of Egypt’s copper artisans
The copper business has a long history in Egypt. At the time when plastic and stainless steel were unheard of, almost everything in houses was made of copper. From the frames of beds, to coffee tables, kitchen utensils, lamps, and even incense-holders, copper was the predominant metal to be found in almost all Egyptian households.
10 Mahmoud Bassiouny: creating a new artistic community
“The idea is to have an alternative space in the form of a casual venue. We want to create something different and we want the place to be a kind of comprehensive cultural apartment with an informal setting. You do not have to be an artist to visit, just someone who is interested.”
Om Kalthoum: the Star of the East still shines
While popular Arabic songs nowadays are barely a few minutes long, Om Kalthoum’s songs could easily span an hour if not more. It became a habit for many Egyptians to take time out of their days or make sure they were close to a radio, to listen to the incomparable grand lady of Egyptian music.
Winter of Discontent premieres successfully in Venice
“The very warm reception we received during the premiere means the audience really connected with the film, and this has made us all very proud and happy,” El Batout shared exclusively with the Daily News Egypt. “It is a great honour for us to be here.”
Darb 1718 hosts recycling festival
Attendance to the event was free, which promoted a more inclusive environment and the clear Arabic information available allowed non-English speakers to get access to some of the nearly overwhelming amount of information and literature available on the subject in English.
Scratch Battle of DJs wraps up
The first place winner, DJ KB Shoman, real name Karim Badr, said he was thrilled to win the competition. “I originally entered to prove my worth and to let people know that I was here, in addition to trying to popularise the genre itself, with which I have been in love with for as long as I remember.”
Anniversary of Naguib Mahfouz’s death
Six years have passed since the Nobel Prize winner’s death