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Heritage
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Heritage special
4/18/2025 3:29:55 PM
Under the auspices of the Egyptian Ministry of Culture, Wednesday, 16 April marked the launch of Cairo’s first International Forum for Storytelling at Egypt’s National Theatre.
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Heritage
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Heritage special
4/16/2025 8:56:00 PM
A unique and unprecedented project aims to restore heritage buildings and rehabilitate the urban fabric while conserving the area’s cultural identity and improving residents’ quality of life.
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Heritage
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Heritage special
4/4/2025 3:59:06 PM
A few days ago, the Habayebna singing troupe filled the air at the historic Beit El-Sehemi — an Othman-era treasure built in 1648 — with the sounds of Egyptian culture.
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Heritage
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Heritage special
3/28/2025 4:52:56 PM
A group of Gen-Z women have practiced an ancient Egyptian ritual in the heart of historic Cairo: baking Kahk (Eid cookies).
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Heritage
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Heritage special
3/13/2025 12:55:40 PM
El Warsha folk theatre troupe launched its opening performance for this Ramadan season at Beit El Sit Wasila, house of Arabic poetry, in historic Cairo under the Cultural Development Fund, the Ministry of Culture.
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Heritage
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Heritage special
2/17/2025 1:55:37 PM
Following a year of closure, El-Damma Theatre in Cairo’s Abdeen district reopened on Thursday, 13 February, in honour of its late founder, "El-Rayess" Zakaria Ibrahim, guardian of the Semsemya musical tradition.
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Heritage
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Heritage special
1/31/2025 5:57:26 PM
The National Organization for Urban Harmony (NOUH), in collaboration with the Cairo Governorate and the Faculty of Fine Arts at Helwan University, launched a unique open-air art studio on the pavement of Al Sharifain Street in the heart of Downtown Cairo, marking 1,056 years since the capital's founding.
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Heritage
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Heritage special
1/16/2025 10:23:11 AM
Many secrets and questions have been unfolded in the sixth edition of the Museum of the People of Downtown initiative last week.
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Heritage
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Heritage special
12/5/2024 9:42:38 PM
Semsemeya music instrument crafting and playing and Henna-centred rituals, aesthetics, and social practices were enlisted yesterday on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) of Humanity of UNESCO.
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Heritage
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Heritage special
11/28/2024 9:40:21 PM
In the heart of Islamic Cairo lies the head of Al-Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), whom he named “the lord of the youth of heaven.”
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Heritage
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Heritage special
11/16/2024 8:37:58 PM
BEE Creative Club in New Cairo is reviving Al Moqabla day (encounter day), an old cultural tradition whereby neighbours gather once a week to discuss a topic of common interest, share experiences and news and get to know each other.
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Heritage
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Heritage special
9/7/2024 9:47:00 AM
At one of the oldest workshops in the area, Abdu Al Dahsuri has been crafting and decorating Moulid El-Nabi dolls for the past 35 years.
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Heritage
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Heritage special
9/7/2024 9:45:00 AM
In our series Palestine From Cairo, we share a unique evening focused on rare maps of Jerusalim, traditional songs and a taste of Palestinian signature dishs.
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Heritage
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Inspiring Minds
7/9/2024 10:20:53 PM
It is difficult to talk about the historic town of Akhmim in Sohag and its legacy of vibrant artistic women without talking about Loula Lahham.
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Heritage
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Walks
6/16/2024 3:35:11 PM
Talented Palestinian artist Amal Kaawash brought the audiences to tears as she performed songs from her album Ally Al Maragih (Let the Swings Swing Higher) at the El-Warsha Theatre troupe last week.
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Heritage
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Heritage special
6/11/2024 5:22:20 PM
The family of renowned Egyptian pottery artist Nabil Darwish (1936-2002) has received a verbal demolition order from the Ministry of Transportation concerning the artist's museum south of Cairo, saying the order will be effective before Eid Al-Adha.
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Heritage
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Heritage special
5/7/2024 6:30:59 PM
The French Cultural Institute in Cairo dedicated two days last week to highlight the arts and culture of Palestine in an air of peace and fraternity under the title: Here’s Palestine programme, the most outstanding part of which was the one-day workshop “Letters on Transit.”
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Heritage
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Heritage special
5/7/2024 5:27:18 PM
Gaza’s phoenix nature is manifested in artist Miral Breebaart’s debut solo exhibition "Of Elegies and Olive Trees."
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Heritage
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Photo Heritage
5/2/2024 12:05:48 PM
This week the French Cultural Institute in Cairo dedicated two days (27-28 April) to highlight the arts and culture of Palestine in an air of peace and fraternity.
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Heritage
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Photo Heritage
5/1/2024 2:04:24 PM
This week the French Cultural Institute in Cairo has dedicated two days to highlight the arts and culture of Palestine in an air of peace and fraternity under the title: Here’s Palestine programme.
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