Latest in Tag: Culture Highlight
Latest in Tag: Culture
Cultural treasures are also victims of war
The âIslamic Stateâ militant group recently smashed several art pieces at the Palmyra UNESCO World Heritage site, in the Syrian city of that name. Even more brutally, they beheaded 82-year-old Khaled Al-Assad, one of Syriaâs most respected archaeologists, who had been the keeper of Palmyra for more than 50 years. In Yemen, the damage to three out of …
How the IS is waging war on Syrian culture
When the terrorist organisation “Islamic State” (IS) took over Syria’s ancient desert city of Palmyra in May, they were hoping to open a lucrative business. Many of the valuable artefacts in the city, they reckoned, would make their way into the international art market and become a sizeable source of income
Nothing has changed in the culture scene over the last year
“There isn’t any movement in literature and nothing has changed,” says writer
Jewish extremism leaves Duma village traumatized
The West Bank village of Duma is still struggling to come to terms with the arson attack by suspected Jewish extremists that left a baby dead. Daniella Cheslow talked to villagers about their fears. Jerusalem teacher Dallal Dawabsha walked her two sons through the charred door frames of two torched houses in the northern West …
How Egypt lost its soft power edge
Egypt was always widely renowned for its soft power, which it used to shape and influence millions of Arabs – those living in the Middle East region as well as Arab emigrants abroad. Unfortunately, we have been steadily losing our clear superiority in this area over the last few decades, due to hindrances created by …
Why Taiwan’s single people are a national security threat
Lydia from Taipei and almost all of her friends are single. Sociologist Wen-Shan Yang explains why Taiwan’s single culture is putting the welfare of the whole country at risk. Whether you’re in a relationship or not – that’s your own business, right? Well, true, but in Taiwan, it’s something in which both researchers and the …
The last call to save one of Egyptâs statues
4,000-year-old statue was on verge of being sold by British museum
Remains of ancient city discovered in Sharqeya
The antiquities indicate that a crisis hit the city in the past, leaving it in ruins
Between the mystic and the oppressed: Hammour Ziadaâs world story of the marginalised
The novel is the story of Bakheet Mandil, a slave freed after the British troops, aided by Egyptian and Turkish troops, defeated the army of the Mahdi in the Battle of Kerreri, North of Omdurman.
Young authors were faced with cruel injustice due to Al-Sisiâs decree
It is sad and shameful that a terrible decree would be taken into consideration without anyone protesting or asking why, especially since publishing houses as well as bookstores took it more seriously than those who issued it.It is sad and shameful that a terrible decree would be taken into consideration without anyone protesting or asking why, especially since publishing houses as well as bookstores took it more seriously than those who issued it.
Fantasy takes over Egyptian drama in Ramadan series
By Rana Khaled The yearly marathon of Ramadan series has started, raising waves of praise and criticism by thousands of viewers, who share their thoughts and judgments daily on different social media sites. Like last Ramadan, most of the series this year focused on tackling social issues, such as “Waly El-Aahd”, starring Lucy, Hamada Helal …
Alexandria enters Guinness World Records for longest line of tables
Despite making history, chaos broke out on the 4 km line
In Pictures: Egyptâs colourful Ramadan streets
Most of Cairo has been decorated with colourful lamps, lanterns and triangle-shaped brightly coloured papers.
The girl who paints her diaries instead of writing them
In an exclusive interview with Daily News Egypt, Koraeim talked to us more about her passion for drawing and explained her remarkable understanding of the essence of arts and the main problems they encounter in Egypt.
Ramadanâs treasures: Ramadanâs Lantern
Stories of the reason the lantern is strictly attached to Ramadan has varied.
How Ramadan turned into a month of overindulgence
Until now, more than 35 drama seriesâ have been announced for airtime on different private TV channels, some of them starring the same actors
UNESCO condemns destruction of old Sanaâa heritage site
Site which dates to Ottoman era, was destroyed in Saudi airstrike
The novelâs journey during Al-Sisiâs first year as president
Unlike the first days of the 25 January Revolution and the following two years, when most writers were keen to inject their social writings with political messages to cope up with the current events, political novels did not capture the greatest attention of most writers in the past year.
Censorship: Egyptâs limited portal to the creative production world
The censors said that, while âHalawet Rouhâ (Inner Beauty) had sexual content that did not match Egyptian traditions, âNoahâ had religious references that contradict with Islamic heritage.
From pharmacist to writer: The diaries of a girl who wanted to get married
In a special interview with Daily News Egypt, Abdel Aal revealed some secrets about her literary and artistic works, the fierce attacks she encountered because of her last series and her upcoming projects.
Radwa Ashour: A suggestion of a better mankind
Mourid and Tamim El-Barghouthy celebrate Radwa Ashourâs ongoing legacy
When music tells the story of a nation
The concert was the first in a series of concerts dedicated for the 150th anniversary of the birth of the famous Finnish composer Jean Sibelius.
Online platform to connect NGOs with private sector profits
Platform aims to let people change lives with just a mouse click by deciding which project gets the funding, says founder
College professor draws street murals with help of her students
The project also teaches street children creativity
The Word Project: Egypt’s platform for poetry
“My goal is to get young writers in Egypt published, because you need to see your by-line somewhere, and if your story is good and authentic it will get there,” says founder
‘The Pioneers’:Â A forum to discuss the future of the start-upsâ sectors
The two day event aimed to raise the awareness of people about new start-ups and to build connections between the entrepreneurs.
At TedxCairo, several speakers on theme of continuum
TedxCairoâs annual conference is definitely the event you need to have on your calendar. Itâs mission is to spread useful ideas through talks from different speakers all on one main theme.
Fighting centralism, Alexandria initiatives promote cultural knowledge
Believing that Alexandria must remain Egypt’s cultural capital, a number of young people who are interested in developing and promoting the artistic and cultural industries dedicated their time and effort to launching various initiatives and projects aiming to enhance and reinforce the cultural scene in the coastal city.
âHeritage Taskforceâ takes antiquities ministry to court over Hellenistic site demolition
An apartment block is set to be built on the 323 BCE site
Transforming personal life tragedies into memoirs
In the introduction of her best-selling autobiography “A Stolen Life”, in which she wrote about the prolonged sexual assault she encountered during her abduction and the stolen years of her life, with outstanding strength and hope.