Today marks the first of five Sundays over March and April with great significance in the Coptic Orthodox Church.
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A new young troupe inspired by iconic performer Badiaa Massabni is reclaiming the joy of heritage music in modern Egypt
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The Egyptian Ministry of Culture celebrated on Tuesday the death anniversary of renowned music composer Sheikh Zakaria Ahmed, known as the Sheikh of Composers (1896-1961), at the premises of the National Arab Music Institute.
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Antiquities Clichés, a book by Egyptologist Fatma Keshk released last week, clarifies and highlights some of the popular, yet inaccurate, information on ancient Egypt that is passed on from one generation to the next.
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Last weekend, Khazana School for Heritage held their Bawtaqa (Crucible) Days at Al-Ghoury Dome and the House of Egyptian Architecture in historic Cairo.
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Today Egypt bids farewell to the guard of Semsemya, Zakaria Ibrahim.
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In the "Palestine from Cairo" series, Ahram Online highlights events shedding light on the Palestinian heritage.
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Authentic Red Sea music filled the air at the Grand Egyptian Museum two weeks ago, celebrating the live heritage of Egypt through the Bagaweet creative economy project.
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The Suburb of Heliopolis, Spirit, and Memory is the fourth publication in the series of the National Organization of Urban Harmony (NOUH) titled "The Memory of the City" initiative.
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Mohamed Amine Htiouich began honing his metal engraving skills as a teenager. Now the 37-year-old Tunisian is training the next generation in the ancient art, recently recognised by UNESCO.
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In the second article of our series Masters of the Craft, we highlight the women behind one of Egypt's most colorful and joyful rural embroidery.
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An exhibition by pioneer architecture and tutor Essam Safi El-Din traces Egypt's folk architecture.
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The Palestinian dabkeh dance, birthday celebrations for the Prophet Muhammad in Sudan, and the art skills and Arab metal engraving are now listed on UNESCO's World Heritage list.
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The world celebrates the traditional Palestinian Dabkeh as UNESCO adds it to the List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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The series opens with a brief vivid history of Palestinian Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH).
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Thoth annual heritage and culture festival celebrated on 27-28 October the 50th memorial anniversary of the renowned cultural figure Taha Hussein (1889-1973) in New Hermopolis, Minya.
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The third season of Egyptology in Arabic initiative, which has recently opened, delved into the origins of fuul (fava beans), food columns, and the Egyptian kitchen.
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The fifth edition of Egypt's premier handicrafts exhibition put traditional artisans on track to the global market.
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Egypt celebrated World Tourism Day last week by sharing VISIT-Esna project as a successful model of Value Investment in Sustainable Integrated Tourism (VISIT).
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Every year during the first week of January, Egypt observes the moulid, a Sufi celebration commemorating the death anniversary of Imam Al-Rifaai, at the mosque that bears his name, located in the Al-Khalifa district in the heart of Historic Cairo.
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