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Cancer foundation instils hope in affected children
In honour of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, a puppet show event has been organised by 57357 Children’s Cancer Hospital Foundation in cooperation with the Misr Foundation for Health and Sustainable Development. The event honoured young cancer-survivors and invited them to share their stories with other patients still receiving treatment. It also honoured the medical team …
In Video: Celebrating new Hijri year the Sufi way
Video by Asmaa Gamal
Revealer of the Secret: the similarities between ancient and modern Egyptian civilisations
Egyptians still follow the same old traditions of the pharaohs, without even realising it, says Hawas
In Video: The world celebrates The National Coffee Day
“Vignette”: a new experience into local and international movie worlds
After the outbreak of the 25 January Revolution and the unprecedented increase in social media usage between different age sectors and social classes, online programmes have turned into a phenomenal trend as a large number of young people saw it as an inexpensive way to express their opinions about the different issues. This came to …
Ancient relics indicate an undiscovered temple of Ramses II
The giant rocks had hieroglyphic inscriptions about the king, referring to him as God Barr Ra Masso
The unseen sides of Egypt
Photography has always been a form of stating reality. It’s the window through which people can look into the lives of others and the portrait that displays their daily life events. While media portals are filled with pictures taken by famous photographers, many unknown talents use tools as simple as their mobile cameras to develop …
Alexandria Film Festival for Mediterranean Countries: remembering late directors, honouring young talents
The film festival screened films from 29 countries
Why Moscow’s most iconic church used to be a swimming pool
The Soviets blew up Moscow’s once majestic Cathedral of Christ the Savior. Now, its golden cupolas shine again in Moscow. Along the way, it was a site for prestigious communist projects – like a massive swimming pool.
‘Dry Hot Summers’ and ‘Sins of the Flesh’ participate in Carthage International Film Festival
Following the success of Sherif El Bendary’s short film Har Gaf Sayfan (Dry Hot Summers), which was previously nominated for a number of local and international festivals, it has been chosen to participate in the 27th round of Carthage International Film Festival, starting on 28 October. The film, starring Nahed El-Sebaay and Mohammed Fared, focuses …
Egyptian actor Ramy Malek wins first Emmy Award
By winning the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series award, Malek is the second descendant of Arab immigrants to win an Emmy
The Arabic Titanic: first Egyptian online film fails to impress
Religious feasts have always been a good season for filmmakers to release new movies and make profits. People wait for Eid Al-Fitr and Eid Al-Adha to take a short vacation to help them relax and remove themselves from stressful work environments. It has become habitual for Egyptians to visit the cinema during the Eid holidays, …
‘Every Eid’s film’ tackles sexual harassment with a new perspective
“Crowds in the feast day, the music, decorations, the look, my footstep, the smoke, the door.” With these words a new short movie called “Every Eid’s Film” shows how the feast should be if a young, veiled girl is walking in the street. The movie keeps repeating the same sequence of events, but with different …
The Beatles are back as Ron Howard’s Eight Days a Week’ hits theaters
Ron Howard’s Beatles documentary contains never-before-seen footage of the Fab Four on tour. “Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years,” released 50 years after the band’s four-year nonstop tour, shows why they broke up.
How Egyptians celebrated Eid Al-Adha
On Sunday morning, Egyptians celebrated the first day of Eid Al-Adha. Egypt’s streets turned into one big yarn filled with sheep and cows. According to Islamic belief, Muslims celebrate Eid Al-Adha by slaughtering animals in order to distribute their meat among the poor. This comes after the early morning Eid Al-Adha prayers. At 6am, Muslims …
Countries with the highest usage of illegal film-streaming sites
The content protection and market tracking company MUSO has found out where most internet users use illegal film-streaming sites.
Monet, Pollock paintings from Tehran to make world premiere in Berlin
Hidden away for decades, a Tehran collection of Western paintings is to go on show in Berlin. The politically charged exhibition, which nearly flopped due to Holocaust denying caricatures, is a premiere.
Egyptian-Tunisian brotherhood week begins an enriching cultural exchange between two countries
In an attempt to enrich relationships between Egypt and Tunisia, the Ministry of Youth and Sports organised a cultural exchange between groups of youth in both countries under the title: “The Egyptian-Tunisian brotherhood week.” Starting in September, the Tunisian group travelled to Egypt for a week to learn about Egyptian heritage and culture. By visiting …
Creative industry summit: developing a vision for upcoming challenges
Aiming to discuss creativity in advertising, drama, and digital marketing campaigns during the month of Ramadan, the creative industry summit launched its annual special event on 5 September. The summit aims to bring together large numbers of professionals in the business and creative industries in Egypt by targeting six key areas, including advertising, art and …
In Video: The 92nd birthday of Egypt’s king of sarcasm: Fouad El-Mohandes
Google celebrates Fouad El Mohandes’ 92nd birthday
In a black and white cartoon with his bright smile, Google celebrated the 92nd birthday of the legendary Fouad El-Mohandes with a doodle. The doodle showed El-Mohandes wearing his most famous casual outfit, while his picture was projected by a time-worn rolling camera. El-Mohandes was born in 1924 to the dean of the faculty of …
Statue shows Egypt being sexually harassed
Continuing a long chain of poorly sculpted statues, ‘the mother of the martyr’ sparks uproar among citizens
After the Academy Awards, ‘Eshtebak’ to represent Egypt at London Film Festival
Following the massive success it achieved internationally, the film Eshtebak (Clash) was selected to compete at The 60th BFI London Film Festival. The film will represent Egypt in the category for the Best Foreign-Language Film. The festival will take place from 5-16 October. This comes one week after Eshtebak was selected to represent Egypt at …
Underground bands tell the stories of their nations
Yallah! Underground allows independent artists in the Arab world to express their opinions, hopes, and fears
Aman initiative aims to start a national anti-harassment movement
With every news report, the number of incidents of sexual harassment in Egypt rapidly increases. Despite the continuous efforts of effective initiatives and official actions, the numbers have increased notably over the past decade, putting Egypt at the forefront of discrimination against women. Mosawah organisation for training and counselling recently announced the launch of its …
Engage: filling in the gap between government’s failure and the underprivileged’s needs
These students are the only hope we have left, says founder
Italy surveys cultural damage after earthquake
Michelangelo’s David does not have an earthquake-proof pedestal. While he’s still standing, numerous historical treasures in central Italy have been damaged or destroyed by the recent quake.
‘Germany from above looks like a painting’
André Götzmann films bird’s eye view videos of Germany every day for our #DailyDrone series. DW spoke to the cameraman and drone pilot who told us why seeing the country from above is so exciting.
Can social media save girls’ lives?
Stories of kidnapped girls take over Facebook, but reasons behind disappearances remain unknown
‘Bab El-Sama’ captures the pain of mothers who have lost their children
What is the difference between the sky and the ground, heaven and hell, separation and reunion? What connects a mother to her child? And will she be able to communicate with him when he has been absent for years? Too many questions were brought up in the short film Bab El-Sama (The Sky’s Door) that …