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Heliopolis celebrates her 121 anniversary, vintage style

Heliopolis marked its 121st anniversary this week with the launch of the first Heliopolis Anniversary Week, bringing together vintage car parades, cultural events, and architectural tours celebrating the heritage of one of Cairo’s most distinctive districts.

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Heliopolis celebrates her 121 anniversary, vintage style
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Heliopolis celebrates its 121 birthday this weekend

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Of streets and identities: 'Mediterranean Reflections' exhibit from Alexandria to Marseille

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Ramadan Icons: Torshi

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Video: 'The Essence of Um Kalthoum' audio-visual project kicks off

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Video: El-Warsha on the rooftop of Khan Sediqa in Historic Cairo

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Unveiling statue of ‘poet of hope’ Fouad Haddad in Islamic Cairo

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Ramadan icons: The Ramadan rosary

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Khazana School for Heritage turns Madinet Nasr rooftop into a living museum of memory

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Ramadan icons: The decoration

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Ghalia Benali shares ‘The Path’ at Al Ghuri Dome, Historic Cairo

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From Ocean to Gulf, Heritage Music of the Arab world: Fatheyia Ahmed, third and last episode

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Memory of the City series – Maadi: The Green Suburb

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From Ocean to Gulf: Heritage Music of the Arab World - Fatheyia Ahmed episode 2

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From Ocean to Gulf: Heritage Music of The Arab World - Fathiya Ahmed

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Egypt's beloved Koshary becomes UNESCO-recognized cultural heritage

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Fairuz: A voice where song, story and diplomacy meet

Inspiring Minds

Nevine El-Guindy: Reclaiming Heliopolis heritage and the ripple effect

Meet the woman who turned reclaiming her historic apartment into a wider cultural movement.

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Nevine El-Guindy: Reclaiming Heliopolis heritage and the ripple effect
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Ramadan Icons: Meet Shwicar Khalifa - The woman behind the glamorous effects of Ramadan Fawazir

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Ramadan Icons: Meet the legendary Amou Fouad

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Ramadan icons: Egypt's National Quran Broadcast turns 60

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Ramadan icons: Meet Sayyed Al-Nakshabandi – The munshid of the holy month

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Ramadan icons: Meet Sheikh Mohamed Refaat – The official voice of the holy month

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Exploring the Red Land II: Shahira Fawzy - The Lady of the Eastern Desert

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William Sedhom (1948-2023): 'Father of Dreams'

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Egyptian women in public domain: Models of awareness, will and passion

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March of Egyptian Women: Nabaweya Moussa

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March of Egyptian Women: Aziza Hussein

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March of Egyptian Women: Doria Shafik

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March of Egyptian women: Huda Shaarawi

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Meet Professor Essam Safi El-Din: An Egyptian architect and tutor

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Egyptian architectural historian May El-Ibrashy wins Prince Claus Fund’s Impact Award

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'Every stone has a meaning': On Hassan Fathy, architecture, and New Gourna

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May El-Ibrashy: We are here to exchange knowledge

Walks

Own the city: Port Said, the valiant city

Port Said, defied war, stretched across 2 continents, and owns semsemya tunes

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Own the city: Port Said, the valiant city
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Own the City Series: El-Qobba Walks

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How to use Memory of the City app on your smarphone

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Palestine from Cairo series: Palestinian songwriter, vocalist Amal Kaawash moves audience to tears at El Warsha

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Sham El-Nessim - A very ancient Egyptian Easter

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Own the city: Esna - Where 'the habra is big enough for 10'

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Exploring the Red Land III: Wadi Skeit, guardians of the gold mines and the treasure map of the Romans

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Exploring the Red Land I: A meteor pool - An ancient valley & the Ababda sky-reading secrets

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Own the city series: Al-Sakakini – The old Cairo district named after a Syrian Bey

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Meet Ismailia, Egypt's first company town

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Egypt enlists Journey of the Holy Family festivals on UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

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Dalida's Shubra: Walk pass the diva's old balcony and enjoy the charm of the historic district

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Stabene: Preserving the rich history of Port Said

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Own the City: It is Christmas in Heliopolis!

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Mogawra celebrates 10 years of community engagement, preservation, and restoration

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Take a Walk: Sundays in Al-Moez’s Cairo

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Cairo Biography: The beauty is in the details

Photo Heritage

Turathi photo competition honours Egypt’s architectural heritage in seventh edition

Egypt has announced the winners of the seventh Turathi photography competition, showcasing nearly 7,500 images documenting the country’s architectural heritage across 26 governorates.

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Turathi photo competition honours Egypt’s architectural heritage in seventh edition
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Rare 20th century photographs tell story of Gaza before there was Israel

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Rare Photos of the Golden King

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Dispatches from a catastrophe: Revisiting the Palestinian Nakba of 1948 in Al-Ahram headlines

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Ramadan icons: The fanous

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Palestine from Cairo series: Gaza, My Love

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Palestine from Cairo series: Photo Kegham of Gaza

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Minarets and Domes photo exhibition celebrates Cairo’s skyline

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21 March, 1956: The story of the first ever Mother’s Day in Egypt

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‘The Alexandrian’ in Cairo: Architect, artist Mohamed Gohar displays his latest work in Cairo

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Palestine From Cairo series: Un-silencing Palestine photo exhibition

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Sayeda Nafisa mosque and mausoleum: Renovated and open

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The Memory of the City: Cairo 1881–1954 photo exhibition

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Lenhart and Landrock: Of Egypt's photographic memory

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Marked for Demolition: Documenting the legacy of Cairo's cemeteries 

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Photographic gems from Egypt

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Duat photo exhibition pays tribute to Naguib Mahfouz and photojournalist Mohamed Hegazy

Folk Arts

30 troupes participate in 16th Samaa Festival for Spiritual Music and Chanting

With its opening set for Friday, the 16th edition of Samaa International Festival for Spiritual Music and Chanting will feature 30 troupes this year

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30 troupes participate in 16th Samaa Festival for Spiritual Music and Chanting
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Egyptian Heritage showcased at Makkah Winter Season

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NMEC celebrates Egyptian heritage marking Sham El-Nessim

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The week leading up to Sham El-Nessim

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In Photos: An Egyptian family keeps alive tradition behind hajj centrepiece

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14th edition of the Sama'a International Festival kicks off at the Citadel

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Tablet elsett: Egyptian Women reclaim their drum beats

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Thousands attend opening of 8th International Festival for Drum and traditional arts at Cairo Citadel

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8th International Festival for Drums and Traditional Arts to kick off in Cairo

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Cairo to host International Festival for Drums and Traditional Arts

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Famous potter Evelyne Porret mourned in Tunis village

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Egypt bids farewell to Evelyne Porret, Lady of the Tunis Village

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Garagous pottery factory signs a collaboration protocol with the Handicraft Chamber of Egypt

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Tunisian Diva Ghalia Benali: Living in an Egyptian movie

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Garagous pottery factory closes in blow to Egypt’s intangible heritage

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El-Hadra troupe chant with Hend El-Rawi in Ramadan

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Reimagined memories: Seif El-Rashidi walks us into the enchanting world of the khayamiya

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