Heritage - Folk Arts

Egyptian Garagous pottery: Traces of Naqada pre-dynastic civilisation in blue and green

Garagous village, in Qena, enchants us every year with its unique pottery that waltzes between the shades of blue and green

Akhmim and Hegaza in Cairo with their colourful talents

Akhmim in Sohag is reputed for its colourful textile and needle work, while Hegaza in Qena is known nationwide for its woodwork

Wamda celebrates legacy of the Egyptian Aragouz in second festival

This year, the festival reviews the aragouz in the works of vernacular poetry pillar Fouad Haddad, prominent poet Said Hegab, and renowned script writer Abou El-Soud El-Ibiary

The 25-year journey of Jesuit and Brothers in Minya

As the 25-year-old project comes to an end, Ahram Online reviews the impact of one of Jesuit’s special cultural projects in Minya

Swinging and twirling: Egyptian stick arts

Inside an old cinema house in Malawi, Minya, the light beams are swinging and twirling while following the rhythm of the sticks.

Al-Warsha opens its doors after months-long shutdown

Being Egypt’s first independent theatre troupe that took to the stage over 30 years ago, the audience were delighted to learn that the door of Al-Warsha is wide open, once again, every Thursday

INTERVIEW: Egyptian Sufi music troupe Al-Hadra turns five

This month, the Sufi troupe Al-Hadra celebrated five years since they first took the stage, and Ahram Online traces their journey as conveyed in their slogan 'from mosques to theatres'

Reviving the glory of Egypt's traditional crafts

Amira Elhamy attends this year’s Festival of Traditional Crafts, highlighting their importance as a core Egyptian industry

Soul Matters: Egyptian author Rasha Zeidan talks inspiration for bestselling novel Roh

In the first of a series titled Soul Talks, author Rasha Zeidan shared with readers the inspiration for her first novel Roh, (Soul, 2016)

Gamalat Shiha, 'the soul of Egypt', dies

Egypt is mourning the passing of one of its music pillars — Gamalat Shiha, who reached ancient notes of a folk history passed down across generations

Cairo launches Heritage Week with festivities of food, visual arts and song

Day one of the inaugural event celebrated much more than just the country's ancient past

Egypt's first heritage festival kicks off across the country

Ahram Online provides the list of all of the festival's week-long events nationwide

World Heritage Day comes to Cairo: Our pick of venues worth visiting

Cairo is celebrating World Heritage Day on 18 April with a range of exhibitions and live performances in various venues

Romeo and Laila signed in Cairo

Ghalia Ben Ali's folk novel is filled with timeless truths

Port Said's Al-Tanboura troupe turns 30

Al-Tanboura Dance Troup performed to wild applause last night at Al-Damma theatre as they celebrated their 30th year

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