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The 5 Sundays and their significance in the Coptic church

Today marks the first of five Sundays over March and April with great significance in the Coptic Orthodox Church.

VIDEO: Casino Badiaa offers chance to reconnect with iconic performer Badiaa Massabni

A new young troupe inspired by iconic performer Badiaa Massabni is reclaiming the joy of heritage music in modern Egypt

Video: Egypt remembers Sheikh of Composers Zakaria Ahmed on his death anniversary

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.

Antiquities Clichés’ illustrations shed light on ancient Egypt to all ages

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.

Khazana's Crucible Days: Exploring ancient Palestinian, Slovenian & Italian communities in Egypt

Last weekend, Khazana School for Heritage held their Bawtaqa (Crucible) Days at Al-Ghoury Dome and the House of Egyptian Architecture in historic Cairo.

Farewell Rayes Zakaria

Today Egypt bids farewell to the guard of Semsemya, Zakaria Ibrahim.

Video - Palestine from Cairo series: Palestine at Cairo Int'l Book Fair

In the "Palestine from Cairo" series, Ahram Online highlights events shedding light on the Palestinian heritage.

Video: Bagaweet — Speaking Red Sea language

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.

NOUH's latest publication: The Suburb of Heliopolis, Spirit, and Memory

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.

UNESCO listing brings new shine to Arab metal art

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.

Masters of the Craft series: Women of Metemdia village and their joyful rural embroidery

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.

Egypt celebrates pioneer of the science of folk architecture

An exhibition by pioneer architecture and tutor Essam Safi El-Din traces Egypt's folk architecture.

UNESCO adds three Arab traditions to intangible World Heritage list

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.

Palestinian Dabkeh stomps the ground of UNESCO

The world celebrates the traditional Palestinian Dabkeh as UNESCO adds it to the List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Palestine From Cairo series: On food, songs, tales, and architecture of resistance

The series opens with a brief vivid history of Palestinian Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH).

Thoth's 9th festival: Exploring the days between Petosiris and Taha Hussein

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.

Egyptology in Arabic: Stories from the Egyptian kitchen

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.

Turathna's 5th edition: Egyptian crafts going global

The fifth edition of Egypt's premier handicrafts exhibition put traditional artisans on track to the global market.

A touristic project discovering Esna in Upper Egypt

Egypt celebrated World Tourism Day last week by sharing VISIT-Esna project as a successful model of Value Investment in Sustainable Integrated Tourism (VISIT).

Video: Imam Al-Rifaai, the story of the King of Serpents

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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