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International Booker Prize announces its long list of nominees
In its official statement, the award revealed that the novels that reached this stage have been translated into English from 11 languages and come from 12 countries across four continents.
Spotify launches Equal Arabia in celebration of International Women’s Day
Equal programme aims to amplify work of women creators
I am proud of my success in Egypt more than any other place in world: Composer Omar Khairat
Faten Hamama introduced me to film industry, and Youssef Chahine’s works were artistically rich
National Translation Centre to celebrate International Women’s Day
Abdel-Sadek holds a BA in English literature from Ain Shams University and an MA in Cultural Policies for Translation from the Faculty of Arts of Cairo University.
11th Luxor African Film Festival honours veteran Egyptian actor Hussein Fahmy
Dozens of filmmakers and cinema officials from 35 African countries attend LAFF
Egyptian-Austrian mission discovers ancient administrative centre in Aswan
New discovery dates back to 1st transitional era
Dandara Festival for Music and Singing in Qena starts Thursday
Minister of Culture Ines Abdel-Dayem said that the PM’s sponsorship of cultural and artistic events reflects the state’s interest and belief in the importance of the role of soft power in advancing society and reshaping its awareness.
Omar El Zohairy’s ‘Feathers’ wins two awards at Rabat Author Film Festival
‘Feathers’ also received Best Arab Narrative Film Award at El-Gouna Film Festival
Cairo launches 1st edition of Saqqara Race with 1,000 international competitors
Around 1,000 competitors from 30 countries participated in the 5 km-race in addition to 50 children participating in a 1 km-race.
Anghami to exclusively stream Amr Diab’s songs
Diab has over 30 albums, wins many awards
Nearly 6,000 Egyptian and foreign tourists visit Abu Simbel Temple to witness solar alignment
The alignment occurs twice a year, once on 22 February and once more on 22 October. This year, however, the ministry deemed that 22-02-2022 was too exceptional of date to pass up without a celebration.
Egypt’s Culture Ministry to launch Arab Orientation Festival at Opera House
The festival, which starts at 8pm Cairo time, will include three concerts featuring 11 composers from Egypt, Jordan, and Iraq.
All we know about Egypt’s biggest national project in 2022: Al-Fustat Garden Restoration
The Al-Fustat Gardens were established in 641 CE by Arab commander Amr Ibn Al-Aas, and its location is now in the middle of the landmarks of Cairo and Giza.
Egyptian musicians Amir Hedayah and Abayazied go on a journey with new ‘Al-Safar’ collaboration
Like a lot of music being released at the moment, the song was written during the pandemic, however, there’s real hope, optimism, and light to Al-Safar, as it is essentially an ode to travelling.
Egypt’s Bibliotheca Alexandrina bridges city’s ancient, modern times
The iconic library was inaugurated in 2002 as a revival of the original ancient Library of Alexandria, which was one of the largest and most significant libraries worldwide before being destroyed by a fire a few decades BC.
Saudi Arabia launches ‘Ramez Experience’ event that is inspired by famous prank show
This event is being held for the first time in the Middle East. The Ramez Experience allows the public to experience Galal’s pranks for the first time in Sports City Boulevard.
Tara Abboud joins Disney+ series ‘Culprits’
The eight-episode dark-comedy series follows the aftermath of a heist, where the thieves are individually targeted by the same killer.
Arab Cinema Centre grants Mohamad Keblawi Arab Cinema Personality of Year Award
This comes in recognition of his contribution and immense support to Arab Cinema through the festival, which aims to promote Arab cinema in Sweden and Scandinavia.
Spotify for Artists is now in Arabic
The update comes after the language additions made in December 2021. With 26 different languages now available, artists can take control of their Spotify presence in the language they know best.
Egypt to organise major tourist events in 2022
New archaeological discovery in Saqqara region will be announced next March
Hathor: All you need to know about the goddess of love in Ancient Egypt
Hathor was one of the most famous deities in Ancient Egypt and was known as the goddess of music, love, giving, and motherhood.
Egypt’s PM, Culture Minister inaugurate Amr Fahmy’s Caricatures Exhibition in Opera House
After the inauguration, Madbouly toured many of the caricatures included in the exhibition, most notably the weekly political ‘Masrawy’ caricature published by the Al-Akhbar Newspaper. The Masrawy caricatures usually criticise everything related to the internal conditions in Egypt.
Valentine’s Day: Egypt’s museums showcase ancient Egyptian concept of love
The pieces that were displayed to celebrate Valentine’s Day were voted by the public in a poll conducted in November 2021. Some of these pieces are being shown for the first time.
Egyptians celebrate Valentine’s Day with ‘untraditional’ gifts
Egyptians always tend to exchange gifts that have a unique Egyptian flavour. The trend this year is to create gifts representing the most famous couples from Egyptian series and plays as well as gifts inspired by Egyptian Folklore.
Arab Cinema Centre participates at Berlinale for 8th consecutive year
As part of the European Film Market in Berlin, Alaa Karkouti, the Co-Founder of MAD Solutions and ACC, will also moderate a panel discussion titled ‘Decolonising Distribution/Contextualising Visibility’ on 16 February.
Egypt celebrates solar alignment on Temple of Ramses II in Abu Simbel
Such events aim to raise cultural awareness, activate internal tourism movement
Jordanian Reina Khoury releases new single ‘Ahlami’
Khoury’s first all-Arabic song has been described as ‘empowering yet vulnerable’
‘Alexandria Blues’ exhibition highlights our precarious existence in this world
Closely related to the rarefied atmosphere of his previous work, the paintings created during the last three years showcase a series of almost empty spaces where the human presence is a distant memory or something that has not happened yet.
Haifa Gallery: An alternate to the homeland we cannot go to
Attar moved the project to a new headquarters. The gallery was intended to become a cultural venue with book signings, concerts, exhibitions, and art workshops.
How does South Korea celebrate the Lunar New Year “Seollal”?
On the first morning of Seollal, many Koreans wear traditional Korean clothes, Hanbok, and family members first visit the elderly