Latest in Culture Highlight
Latest in Culture
In Video: The SFX make up artists who wants to make Egypt’s first zombie movie
Video by Ahmed Hendawy and Asmaa Gamal Editing by Omar Korashi
Cairo’s Saturday walks highlight the capital’s hidden gems
The Cairo Saturday Walkers—brought together over social media—met for the first time two years ago when a professional architect led them on a photography course.
In Video: Electric waste can harm environment if not dealt with properly
Video by Ahmed Hendawy and Asmaa Gamal Editing by Omar Korashi
Al-Fustat Market’s festivals; reviving ancient handicrafts in a modern way
We never imagined people would engage with our festivals and workshops as they did, says tenant
Bringing Egyptian travel literature back on track with unadulterated sarcasm and irony
Zaki chose ”Embaba” in particular to symbolise low-income neighbourhoods in Egypt and to emphasis his ironic tone in his comparisons of Egypt to other countries, especially when discussing how he, an Egyptian, got by in Europe.
In Video: The art of crochet
Video by Ahmed Hendawy and Asmaa Gamal Editing by Omar Korashi
‘Worth 100 Girls’: Social campaign calls attention to women with unique career paths
From Om Bassem the plumber to Asmaa the carpenter, “Worth 100 Girls” compiles 15 inspiring stories of women fighting social taboos to earn their living
Egyptian universities comes in the bottom of the top 15 universities in the Arab world list
Suez Canal University came in tenth in list, followed by Alexandria University in eleventh and Cairo University in twelfth
Picasso East: First art gallery in New Cairo
“We want to feature abstract art in an innovative way; we started with large, beautiful space and a new location,” says founder
Egypt Art Festival: A platform to introduce emerging artists into the cultural scene
Many underground musical bands found a chance to perform in front of large numbers of people and many graffiti artists expressed their opinions on the walls of the streets of Egypt.
One revolutionary recounts his story
Ahmed El-Sheikh describes “the painful fading of the revolution dream”
In the wake of loss: Hanafy’s The Gate of Departure
The movie is to compete at the Sudan Independent Film Festival (SIFF)
Luxor hosts fourth edition of Egyptian and European Film Festival
A large number of Egyptian, Arab, and European movies will be screened. A number of actors, directors, and film critics from around the globe will be in attendance.
In Video: A dustman with a passion for poetry
Video by Ahmed Hendawy and Asmaa Gamal Editing by Omar Korashi
In Video: The art of photo framing from 1955 to date
Video by Ahmed Hendawy and Asmaa Gamal Editing by Omar Korashi
In Video: Inspiring visually impaired couple earn their bread through making bamboo crafts
Video by Ahmed Hendawy and Asmaa Gamal Editing by Omar Korashi
Egypt’s Independent Cinema: Government neglects award-winning underdog films
Despite being locally viewed at minor culture entities, independent movies are internationally awarded
Over-sharpened kitchen knife; overstated retaliations
Drop the keyboard. Drop your phone. Drop the gun. Take a step back in time to where you were a minute ago and recollect yourself. Then, pick up your weapon and step forward in time again. You’re holding a knife up to someone’s throat now, and, at this point, you can’t back out. The four …
New novel tackles World War II from a different perspective
What if the Nazis won the war and they made a deal to survive? asks author
French Film Week launches with heart-capturing movie themes
Racism, human trafficking, and prostitution are main themes
Share the Word: Graffiti project to beautify informal settlements with help of residents
We just try to highlight people’s words and take them out of the areas they live in, says artist
Egypt’s first female solo traveller
Travelling alone is completely safe, unlike all the misleading perceptions people have about it, says Heidi Sohdy
‘By Bike’: A creative sweet potato cart to support young couples who wish to get married
By Bike is a bicycle with a large box at the front of it. Ahmed made the box himself, which has holes and spaces for a cooking pot to be placed on it to bake the sweet potato
Egypt opens first fossil and climate change museum in Middle East
The museum unveils relics of wild rare animals that originally lived in the area, which was declared a Unesco World Heritage Site in 2005
Studio Emad Eddin: Podium to support individual artists
It provides rehearsals, trainings, and festivals with small fees to fight art commercialisation
“Al-Basas”: Between the secrets of the past and mystery of the present
The novel will be released at the next Cairo International Book Fair
The moment I couldn’t hold it anymore
My hand skids across the table to reach my phone and I hit the home button to know how late it is. I often forget that I wear a watch and I always use my phone to tell time. My phone home screen reads 10:43pm. It’s been almost three hours, I think to myself. I can barely …
The Shadow of the Wind: The mystery of a book within a book
The story takes place in Barcelona, Spain where Daniel, 10, is taken to the Cemetery of Forgotten Books in the heart of the old city by his father.
EMS: A portal into Italy’s medical services
Daily News Egypt met Maged to learn more about EMS, its goals, and how it performs.
How an Egyptian used recycled paper to end years of unemployment
Aiming to spread recycled paper art, El-Masry cooperates with 57,357 cancer hospitals to provide free workshops for children. He launched a Facebook page called “Learn, Create, and Sell’’