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Latest in Culture
Viennese classic: Apple strudel
The renowned Residenz coffee house at Vienna’s Schönbrunn Palace is serving up a local specialty: Viennese apple strudel. This variety of apple cake was already popular at the imperial court.
‘As a Black person in a white society, I can have an impact,’ says author Sharon Dodua Otoo
British writer Sharon Dodua Otoo just won the prestigious Bachmann Prize for a story she’d “accidentally” written in German. DW spoke with her about Brexit, xenophobia and life as a Black person in Berlin.
Rambo and Rocky: Sylvester Stallone’s path to immortality
He punched and shot his way to film history as one of the best paid actors of his time. Sylvester Stallone, who turns 70 on July 6, has signed his name in Hollywood’s history books with at least two famous roles.
‘A Wish’ details suffering of wheel chair users in Egypt
Even in the places that have special toilets for disabled people, workers usually fill them with useless equipment and cleaning tools because they cannot understand their importance for wheelchair users.
Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami dies at age 76
The acclaimed director, who won the 1997 Palme d’Or for “Taste of Cherry,” passed away from cancer in France. He had left Iran last week for medical treatment.
Musical vengeance – and power-women
A charismatic South African soprano and a 30-year-old Lithuanian conductor present arias about love and vengeance.
Tourism – out of the shadow of terror?
Morocco – like Turkey, Tunisia and Egypt – has suffered a dip in tourism figures after terror attacks. Visitor numbers are still dropping, even five years after the last attack in the North African country.
Christo’s floating piers closed
Artist Christo’s orange floating walkway on a northern Italian lake closed after attracting over 1.2 million visitors, twice as many as expected.
Even at 70, the bikini never gets old
In 1946, a French engineer came up with a scandalous new piece of clothing for women: the bikini, strips of cloth that revealed more than they hid on the beach and in the pool.
Aiming to end the circle of violence, UNICEF launches its latest campaign to save children
Parents’ disciplinary practices are due to the violence they have been subjected to themselves, says representative
First ballet school in Upper Egypt breaks into society’s conservatism
The Alwanat initiative was established in Minya to promote the belief that every person has the right to taste different types of art and engage in various cultural initiatives to build a more open and intellectual personality.
Muslims spend ’Laylet al-Qadr’ seeking mercy and forgiveness
This year, Ramadan’s last Friday was the 27th day of the holy month, what is known as Leylet al-Qadr (the night of power). In Islam, Laylet al-Qadr is the night the Quran was first revealed to the Prophet Muhammad. According to the Quran, that night is the greatest night of the year and any adoration …
In Video: Like father like daughter: A female Mesaharati
https://youtu.be/PeOkXN1AL90 Video by Ahmed Hendawy editing by Omar Korashi
50th Montreux Jazz Festival celebrates freedom
Major rock, pop and jazz musicians bump shoulders in Montreux from July 1-16. It is no longer a purely jazz festival, emphasizing instead creativity. Herbie Hancock, Quincy Jones, PJ Harvey and ZZ Top will be there.
‘Gone with the Wind’ legend Olivia de Havilland is 100
As the last living star of “Gone with the Wind,” Olivia de Havilland experienced first-hand Hollywood’s Golden Era, powerful film studios and the first color films. As she turns 100, rediscover the films she starred in.
Ministry of Culture launches the first opera house in Port Said
The opera house includes a main theatre with 1,200 seats, two big movie theatres that can host up to 500 viewers, meeting and conference rooms, a cafeteria, parking, and a library.
Egyptian drama and political conflicts
The series showed the Muslim Brotherhood, explaining their inception, guidelines, and vision.
Musicians complain to Brussels over YouTube
A large group of prominent musicians has sent a letter to the European Commission, complaining that YouTube robs artists of income. But the powerful online service doesn’t subscribe to that point of view at all.
Key to the Elbphilharmonie’s concert hall turned over to Hamburg
It was 10 times more expensive than originally planned – and should have been completed seven years ago. Finally, Hamburg now takes over the Elbphilharmonie. It is expected to be one of the world’s 10 best concert halls.
The memory of 30 June uprising through people’s eyes
Three years later, with all of the political turmoil, economic changes, the breaking up of the Rabaa Al-Adaweya sit-in, hundreds of other marches against the “military coup”, and Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi’s ruling system, people are still torn between celebrating the day the Brotherhood’s era came to an end and mourning the start of a regime in which one of Egypt’s worst massacres took place and that has taken away freedoms.
UN World Tourism Organization: ‘Please don’t abandon Turkey’
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has called on the travel sector not to abandon Turkey after the attack on Istanbul’s Ataturk airport.
Izmir-Berlin flight canceled for ‘tigers eat refugees’ art project
A Berlin art group planned to fly 100 refugees in from Turkey to protest entry restrictions for asylum-seekers.
Evil wins the competition in Ramadan drama this year
This Ramadan, the drama competition has tipped the balance. It witnessed a rebirth of some experienced and young actors, and frustration with others who failed to impress their audience with a new story or performance this year. Yousra is one of the actresses who has enjoyed the spotlight this Ramadan, thanks to her outstanding talent …
‘Alia’ tackles sufferings of mothers in the Egyptian society
“Film as dream, film as music. No art passes our conscience in the way film does, and goes directly to our feelings, deep down into the dark rooms of our souls.” This is how Swedish director, writer, and producer Ingmar Bergman described cinema. In our society, cinema has been playing a crucial role in documenting …
Mel Brooks, master of the parody, turns 90
From horror films to historical dramas, Mel Brooks has poked fun at every film genre in the books. After parodying Hitler and the Nazis in the 60s, he didn’t shy away from anything else. Brooks turns 90 on June 28.
Ramadan in El-Hussein: a long-standing tradition
Though El-Hussein is a popular spot, boasting many restaurants and eateries, the increasing number of everyday visitors during Ramadan results in eateries ‘stuffed to the rafters’ an hour before Iftar
Another legacy wasted: Alexandria’s Al-Salam theatre is demolished
On Saturday morning, people woke up to heart-breaking pictures of the Al-Salam theatre after it was partially demolished. Though the theatre had been closed for a few years, people still considered it one of Alexandria’s most cherished landmarks.
‘New York Times’ fashion photographer Bill Cunningham dies, aged 87
Revered “New York Times” photographer Bill Cunningham has died at the age of 87. With a career spanning more than four decades, he became renowned for capturing the essence of New York fashion.
Hala provides new understanding for psychological trauma in Egypt’s cinema
Although the movie was basically produced as a graduation project, the director intends to participate in a number of local and international film festivals in Dubai and Morocco to educate the biggest number of people about the impact of trauma, and how it may lead to severe consequences.
Martin Roth on Brexit: ‘Me-first mentality’ spreading through Europe is ‘brutal’
Martin Roth, a German and director of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, sees the result of the UK’s referendum as a personal defeat. He told DW why the Brexit is stealing the youth’s future.