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Heritage
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Heritage special
11/1/2011 7:16:03 PM
The covering, or keswa, of the Kaaba was traditionally made in Egypt
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Multimedia
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7/4/2011 2:19:58 PM
Ahram Online is proud to announce to count renowned Egyptian artist Helmi El Touni among its contributors. Below is a sample of his work published exclusively on this site, in the Folk section
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Folk
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Street Smart
6/30/2011 5:15:23 PM
Seif Ibn Zi Yazan, a Yemeni king, was predestined to greatness; Even before he was born, soothsayers were chanting his life in verse attributed to none other than Noah, the biblical figure himself
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Folk
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Street Smart
6/6/2011 12:37:14 PM
The classic epic of real-life-figure-turned-hero al-Zahir Beibars describes a struggle between the good and the bad during the 300-year reign of the mighty Mamluk generals
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Folk
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Street Smart
4/4/2011 9:54:01 AM
One of the best-known tales of street-wise tricksters in popular literature, the story of Ali al-Zeibaq, or Ali the Mercury Man, unfolds in the ninth or tenth century
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Folk
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Street Smart
4/3/2011 3:28:56 PM
This is the only complete oral history of an Arab folk heroine, beginning with her birth and ending with her death
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Arts & Culture
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Music
12/22/2010 3:39:00 PM
In celebration of their fifth anniversary, Eskenderella's upcoming concert, "Magnoon", is scheduled to take place at the River Hall at El Sawy Culturewheel on Friday 24 December 2010
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