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Bringing the city of the dead back to life
Kazakhstan lifts visa requirements
Kazakhstan said it had lifted visa requirements for citizens of the European Union, OECD countries and a number of other states in a bid to boost investment and tourism.The move, which follows a similar measure by neighbouring Uzbekistan, comes as Central Asia’s largest economy has been battered by low oil prices and financial distress in …
Bringing the city of the dead back to life
Graffiti project aims to beautify the ancient cemetery and cheer up its residents
Frida Kahlo’s spirit revived in new feminist photography project
“I never paint dreams or nightmares. I paint my own reality. I paint whatever passes through my head without any other consideration.” With these words, Frida Kahlo, the well-known Mexican painter known for her outstanding self-portraits, summarised her own art philosophy that enabled her to gain great popularity worldwide during the 1940s. With her distinctive …
A poll shows Egypt’s most beloved artists and literary work of 2016
Ahmed Morad’s God’s Land voted as best novel and Donia Samir Ghanem as best actress
Shawkan Photojournalism Award reveals the winners of its second edition
When Shawkan heard about the competition’s second round, he was thrilled that he has not been forgotten, says Mosaab El-Shamy
Diaries of an animal rescuer
Seeing animals heartlessly stripped of their skin, or cruelly deprived of their sight is not an easy thing; yet, people don’t understand, says Jo
From newspaper clippings to portraits: a project revives collage art scene
Students from the faculty of fine arts turned timeworn papers into the faces of celebrities and natural scenes
The Egypt edition: ‘Dear Santa, all I want for Christmas is…’
Millions of people around the globe celebrate Christmas on 25 December. They decorate Christmas trees, exchange gifts with family members and friends, and decorate their houses with red and green. Although not shy of the Christmas spirit, Egypt celebrates this time of the year a little differently. But 2016, with its economic woes and heavy …
How Egyptian Muslims celebrate the birth of Jesus
Streets decorated with lights, trees with garlands and ornaments in most malls and city centres, people taking pictures with the tree while Christmas songs play in the background—this is the Christmas spirit in Egypt. Despite the fact that Christmas is a commemoration of the birth of Jesus, many Muslims share the different festive rituals of …
Antiquities Ministry finds ancient stone from Behbeit El Hagar temple being used to cut meat in El Mahalla El Kubra
Over the years, citizens have been using the temple as a quarry to bring the rocks needed in their daily life activities
From street clown to award winner: actor Aly Sobhy from Ali, the Goat, and Ibrahim
My artistic works discuss social acceptance, peaceful co-existence, and the end of prejudice, says Ali Sobhy
Exhibition explores Egyptian women’s hidden traditional handicrafts
Promoting Korean culture through food
The Korean Cultural Center in Egypt organised on Sunday its 3rd K-Food Contest. The event took place at the centre’s building, located in Dokki, and aimed to introduce Korean cuisine to Egypt, bearing in mind that most of the popular food in Egypt from the Far East comes from Japan and China. Park Jae …
Hemaya: campaign raises children’s awareness about sexual harassment
Over the past years, dozens of campaigns were launched for fighting sexual harassment and raising women’s awareness of how to protect themselves and preserve their rights against the harassers. Although child sexual harassment has always been a similar controversial issue, hundreds of parents preferred to remain silent about it, considering it a shame or a …
Exhibition explores Egyptian women’s hidden traditional handicrafts
The portraits portray women practicing all types of handicrafts, even those which were culturally known as jobs only occupied by men
‘Clash’ wins 2 awards at International Film Festival of Kerala
Following the success it achieved at every international film festival it participated in since its premiere screening at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival, Mohammed Diab’s Eshtebak (Clash) received two more awards at the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) in its 21st edition. The film was awarded the Suvarna Chakoram Award, as well as the …
Faculty of fine arts hosts exhibition to promote Arabic language
With the aim of celebrating the international day of the Arabic language and raising awareness about its outstanding beauty and value, the faculty of fine arts in Zamalek hosted its second yearly exhibition titled “Painting the Arabic”. The exhibition is part of an agreement between the faculty of fine arts and the institut Français d’Égypte, …
Stung by the cure: using bee venom as an alternative medicine
Over the years, science has proven the effectiveness of using different bee products—such as beeswax, honey, pollen, propolis, and royal jelly—in treating various kinds of diseases. Bee stings were also added to these methods. It is believed that stings are effective in curing the symptoms of a wide variety of diseases, including arthritis, multiple sclerosis, …
Egypt’s award-winning films showcased at Dubai International Film Festival
Mohammed Hammad awarded best director for Withered Green, and Ali Sobhi won best actor for Ali, the Goat and Ibrahim
Weghet Mazar: tackling the daily challenges of motherhood
Over the past few years, posting home videos and online reality shows on social media became a part of the daily lives of hundreds of young Egyptian people who thought that this would be a good way to express their opinions freely and attract a number of followers and fans. Posting videos about travelling, cooking, …
Startup Reactor: a 5-month programme to fill the gaps between entrepreneurs and investors
Through a group of mentors, investors, and project directors, the programme aims to establish a base of young successful entrepreneurs in the business market
Zubaida Tharwat dies at the age of 76
The innocent beauty of Tharwat made her perfectly fit for the character of a pure, acquitted girl that falls in love with the lead actor and fights for her love story’s happy ending. This brought about her nickname “The queen of romance”.
Sufis celebrate the birth of the Prophet Muhammad
Al-Mawlid Al-Nabawi: a traditional celebration about to die?
Over the centuries, Egyptians have preserved a number of outstanding customs and traditions in celebrating the birth of Prophet Muhammad every year. Before Al-Mawlid, Egyptian parents accompany their children to nearby sweet shops and bakeries to buy Arouset Al-Mawlid, colourful sugar-syrup dolls [brides] for girls; and for the boys the traditional Housan Al-Mawlid, horses made …
Abo Zahra’s: a family of musicians present new form of live concerts
New Pirelli calendar emphasises natural beauty in age and maturity
In a world where women often resort to cosmetics and plastic surgery in search of an artificial kind of perfection, German photographer Peter Lindbergh decided to free women from the unrealistic standards of beauty portrayed in the media. In his new photo session for the 2017 Pirelli calendar, Lindbergh decided to capture the natural beauty …
Cairo Art Fair: the city’s largest showroom for contemporary art
The platform displays more than 700 pieces of art by 100 well-known and amateur artists
Bibliotheca Alexandrina hosts Youth Science Film Festival for 2nd year
For the second time, the Goethe-Institute in Alexandria in partnership with the Planetarium Science Center of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina and the Academy for Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT) is hosting a new edition of the Science Film Festival between 29 November and 19 December. This year, the theme of “Material Science” was selected to create …
The unseen sides of Egypt
The top 10 pictures posted on Instagram by amateur photographers