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Heritage
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Folk Arts
5/7/2024 10:18:44 PM
To mark Sham El-Nessim, the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) hosted a celebration that offered a rich tapestry of cultural and educational activities for both young and old.
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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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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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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Heritage
4/30/2024 9:23:52 PM
Nevine El-Aref explores the rich history of Alexandria’s Abu Mena Monastery and the work being done to remove it from the UNESCO World Heritage in Danger List in the first of a series of articles on Egypt’s World Heritage Sites
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Books
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Reviews
4/21/2024 10:31:10 AM
Al-Moussiqa Walgheina’ fi Felestine Qabl 1948 Wabaadaha (Music and Songs in Palestine Before and After 1948) is a book that is thoroughly about art as it is fully about politics.
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
4/18/2024 11:06:30 PM
Under the theme "Disaster and Conflict Resilient Heritage - Preparedness, Response, and Recovery," countries worldwide commemorate the International Day for Monuments and Sites (IDMS), commonly known as World Heritage Day.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Heritage
4/16/2024 7:56:49 PM
This year’s World Heritage Day is being celebrated under the theme of Disaster and Conflict Resilient Heritage – Preparedness, Response and Recovery, reports Nevine El-Aref
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Heritage
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Photo Heritage
4/5/2024 1:46:20 PM
The Minarets and Domes photo exhibition was held at the Prince Taz Palace in Historic Cairo this week, showcasing the distinctive architectural feature that gives Cairo the nickname of “the city of a thousand minarets.”
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Heritage
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Heritage special
3/31/2024 1:45:05 PM
Today marks the first of five Sundays over March and April with great significance in the Coptic Orthodox Church.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Features
3/26/2024 8:26:16 PM
Iraqi-American culinary expert Nawal Nasrallah talks about the history of the recipes making up today’s Iraqi cuisine to Al-Ahram Weekly.
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Heritage
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Photo Heritage
3/21/2024 4:13:00 PM
On 21 March 1956, Egypt celebrated it's first National Mother’s day
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Heritage
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Inspiring Minds
3/21/2024 10:46:20 AM
As Egypt highly celebrates the holy month of Ramadan, among the famous Ramadan inshad songs (Sufi praise chants) we grew up with was “Mawlay, Inni Bebabek Qad Basat Yadi” (O God, I Have reached out to You at Your door) by iconic munshid Sayyed Al-Nakshabandi (1920-1976).
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Heritage
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Heritage special
3/11/2024 2:57:13 PM
A new young troupe inspired by iconic performer Badiaa Massabni is reclaiming the joy of heritage music in modern Egypt
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Living
3/5/2024 9:25:08 PM
Architect Menna H. Ashour visits the renovated architectural heritage of Downtown Cairo with its bustling streets, culture, and community during the Cairo Design Week
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Economy
3/5/2024 9:20:29 PM
Al-Ahram Weekly checks out the products at the Deyarna Handicrafts and Heritage Exhibition in Cairo.
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Heritage
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Heritage special
3/4/2024 8:32:30 PM
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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Heritage
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Photo Heritage
3/3/2024 2:41:21 PM
The architectural gems and modern-day life of the city of Alexandria, as depicted by artist Mohamed Gohar’s latest work “The Alexandrian,” were on display on Saturday at the merry land of Heliopolis, Cairo.
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Heritage
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Heritage special
2/24/2024 12:51:01 PM
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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Heritage
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Heritage special
2/21/2024 7:26:39 PM
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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Heritage
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Heritage special
2/12/2024 2:36:17 PM
Today Egypt bids farewell to the guard of Semsemya, Zakaria Ibrahim.
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