On Sunday night, at the ancient premises of Prince Taz palace, tens of people flocked to attend the second of a series of lectures titled: Cairo: Of People and Stones.
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In its latest publication in the book series titled Memory of The City, the National Organisation of Urban Harmony (NOUH) has released the second book titled Garden City: The City of Gardens... Literal and Figurative.
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Every year Egypt paid tribute to the Nile (Wafaa Al Nil); adopting the same gesture of gratitude, Ahram Online reviews what, why, and how such a celebration was conducted using archived Ahram newspapers
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This year, the festival will take place in New Hermopolis, which is a village of creativity, as the festival's founder describes it
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Hajj season in Egypt still has its artistic charms
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The Museum of Civilization and the Grand Egyptian Museum are valuable additions, but what happens to the old institutions as we enthusiastically herald in the new?
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This year, trees have been brought down and much green space was lost, however, Egypt remains in possession of a great history of plants — reminders that our identity is one of green, water, and beauty
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Founder of 'Description of Alexandria' (2013), is where the young Alexandrian artist beholds documentation of the cultural and architectural heritage of Alexandria
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As Egyptians celebrate the holy month of Ramadan, our traditions of hymnody captivate the heart and speak the secrets of love and the creator
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In her book, Riham Arram publishes rare documents that tell what life was like during the khedival period
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After missing the joy of Ramadan last year due to restrictions imposed at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Egyptians have a target this year to reclaim the brilliance of the holy month
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'We created the Heliopolis heritage tour in collaboration with the Classic Cruisers Initiative to tour zone A heritage sites in Heliopolis,' explained Shoukry Asmar
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Across the country, instances of urban heritage plunder are being reported at alarming rates. A myriad of complex factors seem to conspire to bring down what is left of our cities as we know them
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The intertwined histories of an antiquities-registered palace and an artistic community with roots that go as far back as 1936 are the source of heated debate
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In 2011, Haddad was awarded the international Cavafy Award for poetry, and in 2017 he was awarded the Best Vernacular Poet Award by the Cairo International Book Fair
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In her latest and final book of the Roh (Soul) trilogy, delving in the world of Sufism in the modern world, Rasha Zidan highlights the eternal wisdom of letting go
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On the 85th Birthday of the iconic Lebanese singer, Ahram Online celeberates the sound of hope and humanity
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A few weeks ago, Egypt’s latest publication on Egyptian proverbs saw the light. Al-Ahram online skimmed through the book based on a 25 years old study
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Amid an open air site, decorated with greenery, lie several layers of Egyptian civilization guarded by two giant baboons: welcome to Hermopolis, 'the joyous city'
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In the fourth of a book series titled From the Memory of Land and River, we fall under the spell of Syria and Lebanon, the land of cupid, poetry and jasmine
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