Latest in Tag: Culture Highlight
Latest in Tag: Culture

Tahrir Bodyguard: Safeguarding female protesters
The group has been actively ensuring women’s safety in protests.

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Restoration Centre at the Grand Egyptian Museum
The centre will work on documenting and restoring all the artefacts received by the Grand Egyptian Museum for its opening.

Operation #ColoringThruCorruption
A group of street artists are using colour to reshape the minds of Egyptians

A slur on my womanhood
Cairo cabbie informs Adel Heine she is not a woman

BuSSy empowers women through theatre
“BuSSy is a project intended to empower women and raise awareness about women’s issues through creative means,” says BuSSy Facebook page

Camel races in the desert
Tribes celebrate H’jen Festival for the revival of tourism

Female directors celebrated at the Netherlands- Flemish Institute
The collection of films included a range of genres; from personal chronicles to fictional stories and novelistic documentaries

The weavers of Fowah
The art of weaving goblan faces the threat of extinction

Ma3looma raises sexual and reproductive awareness
Besides providing online information, the initiative’s main goal is to answer people’s inquiries

Tutankhamon artefacts return
The artefacts will be moved to the Grand Egyptian Museum under strict security measures

Egyptians compete to go into space
A competition is currently under way that has revived the genuine dream for many, because the prize is a trip into space

Nassya brings neighbourhoods together
Nassya is a social network website that aims to bring people together

The legacy of Sufi poet Omar Ibn El-Farid
Ibn El-Farid is one of the greatest Egyptian mystic poets

Amenhotep III statues moved for restoration
The relocation procedure will hopefully restore the broken statues to their original state

Bust of Taha Hussein disappears in Minya
Famous Egyptian thinker’s statue stolen from public square

Reviving the art of caricatures
Without any formal training, Mohamed Saeed proves that art can be about mere talent

Moqattam’s hidden treasure: Saint Samaan church
The story of Saint Samaan church

Painting the town red
Adel Heine’s weekly column

New addition in Karnak’s museum
Queen Hatshepsut’s quarters are restored and reinstalled it in Karnak’s open musem

The electro-folkloric fusion of Egyptian Project
The band has recorded a debut album, Ya Amar which is due in March or April

The ancient city of On
On, known today as Heliopolis or Ain-Shams, was considered the first Egyptian capital during the predynastic period

The musical talent of Tamer Emad
Tamer Emad, an Egyptian British talent

Egyptian comic strips
Barbatoze comics aim to brighten up the day for Egyptians

The Encyclopaedia of the Egyptian Revolution
The Encyclopaedia attempts to record and document the Egyptian Revolution, from a linguistic angle

Al Masry: a song about all things Egyptian
Al Masry carries a message of conservation of everything that is truly Egyptian, set to a nice melody and with meaningful lyrics

The editor’s new clothes
Adel Heine’s weekly column

Google’s Science Fair sponsors young minds
Google is now accepting submissions through a website set up for the competition

Fair Trade Egypt
FTE collaborates with other NGOs to educate different groups of artisans and increase political awareness and medical support.

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