Latest in Tag: history Highlight
Latest in Tag: history
Found In the Street Museum: chronicling wasted photographs of Egyptâs historyÂ
Our streets are full of treasures thrown away due to missing photography documentation tools, says founder
Hamilton gives Trump facts about US history
As long as time continues to move forward, history will never settle with only one interpretation. It is exactly this interpretative approach in retelling
History of AFCON 3: Egypt withdraws from 1982 edition, wins 1986 title at home
13th edition: Ghana win its fourth championship at cost of hosts Libya
Walls of Fatimid Cairo, along with man who puzzled history
Fatimid Cairo is fourth capital in Islamic history
Tales from World Cup history (3)
Argentina beats West Germany in 1986 World Cup final In the final game of the 1986 World Cup, hosted by Mexico, the German team presented an outstanding performance, but finally lost 2-3 to Argentina. The tournament saw the brilliant skills of the Argentine star Maradona, who is seen by many as the best football player …
Ministry of Education denies leak of physics and history secondary school examsÂ
Around 50,000 students across the nation are currently taking their exams
The history award goes to⊠the blank slate!
Egypt won three awards last week at the Dubai film festival and thank heavens it was not for those two annoyingly-titled movies that were showcased at the (bungled) Cairo International Film Festival. As luck would have it, I watched the trailer for one of those two movies and could not help but notice a scene …
The baby and the bathwater: Putting history on the map
I watched an offensive diatribe the other day on a private sector satellite channel â typically â that shed considerable doubt on certain religious and historical tenants. As luck would have it, I had an intellectual run-in with the guest on the show so I knew what the deal was but it is still important …
Get angry, but don’t deny the motherland
We are the people. We have a right to object and accept. We are the ones who never settle for any less for their motherland. We waited and waited for the motherland to live with pride. We are most entitled to have every official kneel before us, asking for our satisfaction and acceptance. We will not turn …
International cooperation needed to feed hungry Syrians
As Syrian refugees face increasing hunger, we can find inspiration from Egypt’s own history to meet this humanitarian emergency. It was April 1946, when the former United States president Herbert Hoover came to Cairo on an urgent mission. Famine threatened the globe. President Harry Truman dispatched Hoover as a food ambassador. His goal was to find food supplies that could …
Reflections of history on the Suez Canal
“The tour boat passes a mosaic depicting the glorious triumph of the Egyptian people in re-capturing Sinai… The soldiers look upwards and onwards, towards progress and towards the future”
UNESCO condemns destruction of old Sanaâa heritage site
Site which dates to Ottoman era, was destroyed in Saudi airstrike
Arabesque: A student activity aims for a better Africa
Each year, the students get to choose a certain track, and over the course of a few months they learn all the basics about this specialty.
â1980 and upwardsâ represents true suffering of our generation, says writer
Mahmoud Gamal, the playâs 30-year-old writer, also acts in it. He sat with Daily News Egypt to talk about the details of the play and the background of its scenes.
â1980 and Upwardsâ: The youthâs pain relief
A play that many have watched over and over
The Arab World: History of Revolts and Global Nexus
By Fadi Elhusseini In the fractious, conflict-rife Arab world, described for a long time as immune against democratic transformation, revolts have snuck in, toppling some regimes and shaking the thrones of others. Almost three years have passed since the advent of the Arab Spring and statesmen and decision-makers have been trying to analyse these historic …
Counter-revolutions aren’t anything new
By Ana Maria Luca, Now. Totalitarian military regimes tend to react the same way when faced with a rebellion: they distract the populationâs attention toward an even scarier enemy so that they can claim to be saviours rather than oppressors. And so whenever there is a revolution, there’s usually a counter-revolution, too. It has been …
Arabic cuisines are storytellers
Arabic cuisines play a role in depicting and representing its culture and history.
As the saying goes
If you want to get to know a culture, take a look at their proverbs
The emergence of Christianity in Egypt
The Coptic Era is an important part of Egyptian history that has helped shape society in ways that are still noticeable today.
If cars could talk
A Lebanese documentary offers new perspective on a countryâs history
Op-ed Review: History repeats itself and wheat
One columnist recalls an incident in Egyptian history that resembles what happened and is still happening now. The other one is exploring the wheat issue and how Egypt can attain self-sufficiency. In the presence of Al-Gabarty Belal Fadl Al-Shorouk Newspaper âHistory teaches us that the poor have always been the strongest weapon, to which the …
In Search of Oil and Sand reminds viewers of a forgotten era
A documentary shows the lives of some members of Egyptian Royalty before the 1952 coup dâĂ©tat.
Al-Dahdoura: the forgotten neighbourhood of Ibn Tulun
The neglected neighbourhood of Ibn Tulun makes one nostalgic to a different Egypt
The treasures of Darb Al-Barabra
The name in Arabic means the Berbersâ Area and from the 19th century on the area was inhabited by Algerians, Moroccans and Africans who are all called Barabra by Egyptians
Bite Me Cairo: Taste of Zamalek
David Blanks explores the past and present of Zamalek
The quest for the ancient capital Metelis
Egypt and Italy cooperate to document the history of a forgotten site, Kom Al-Ahmer
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.
Aswan: A city of charm
Discovering some of Aswanâs greatest temples, relaxation and shopping spots
The weavers of Fowah
The art of weaving goblan faces the threat of extinction