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Folk
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Street Smart
6/19/2013 12:17:44 PM
Activists in Egypt's two largest cities call for Wednesday protests aimed at saving local historical landmarks from destruction
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World
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Region
6/16/2013 4:50:22 PM
UNESCO expressed 'very deep concern' over six ancient cultural heritage sites in Aleppo, Damascus and Bosra, which could be listed as endangered in 10-day conference in Cambodia
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Egypt
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6/14/2013 3:00:36 PM
Tahrir Square Imam Mazhar Shaheen, journalist Farida El-Shobeishy, director Aly Badrakhan, Judge Tahany El-Gebal join sit-in calling for dismissal of Minister of Culture
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Arts & Culture
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Stage & Street
6/12/2013 6:43:42 PM
Ministry of State for Antiquities asked for LE22,000 for use of a heritage site for a cultural event for underprivileged Cairo residents - organisers say the site is currently used as a rubbish dump
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Heritage
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Ancient Egypt
6/12/2013 5:31:00 PM
The Egyptian antiquities ministry is leading a new government committee that will seek to protect heritage sites on UNESCO's World Heritage List
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Books
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6/11/2013 3:34:57 PM
New head of Egyptian National Library and Archives tells Ahram Online he sacked 5 senior officials because of 'rumours' and has started to tighten up access to historical archives
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Arts & Culture
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Stage & Street
5/29/2013 7:37:31 PM
Qatari interest in Egyptian cultural heritage is not limited to few high-end paintings, but also expands to architectural gems, some of which have already been snapped up
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Heritage
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Ancient Egypt
5/21/2013 2:56:51 PM
Newly-appointed antiquities minister clarifies statement that set Egyptologists off on scathing verbal attack on government
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Heritage
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Islamic
5/9/2013 8:51:33 PM
Egypt's newly-appointed minister of state for antiquities, Ahmed Eissa, unveils strategy for protecting and developing country's ancient landmarks and heritage
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Arts & Culture
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Visual Art
5/2/2013 5:39:51 PM
At the Art Talks gallery, Alexandrian artist Guirguis Lotfi makes the audience ponder Egypt's current situation by juxtaposing it against the country's rich heritage in colourful, contemporary iconography
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Folk
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Special Files
4/22/2013 2:10:36 PM
In celebration of Sinai Liberation Day on 25 April, Ahram Online takes a look at the clothes traditionally worn by the women of the region
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Folk
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Special Files
4/22/2013 2:03:28 PM
In celebration of Sinai Liberation Day 25 April, Ahram Online re-prints throughout the month a series of articles as history was being made; this one on Lord Cromer's report in 1905 on Sinai
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Heritage
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Islamic
4/21/2013 8:52:41 PM
Cairp's historic Mosque of Ibn Tulun has lost much of its splendour recently, with wastewater and garbage lining its walls; Egypt's cash-strapped antiquities ministry fails to intervene
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World
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Region
4/14/2013 4:02:09 PM
This video captures the destruction of the minaret of the historic Omari mosque built in 637CE, the first in the Levant and where the Syrian revolt began
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Heritage
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Ancient Egypt
4/11/2013 1:35:32 PM
The Documentation Centre for Sinai Heritage will soon open in Serabit Al-Khadim, aiming to be a model of community-focused preservation
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Arts & Culture
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Stage & Street
4/4/2013 6:23:06 PM
Downtown Cairo's urban heritage is undeniable, but with decades of deterioration, can artists play a meaningful role in its regeneration?
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Arts & Culture
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Music
3/25/2013 6:36:30 PM
Ribab-Fusion speak to Ahram Online about their heritage, background and experiences at the festival
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Heritage
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Ancient Egypt
3/12/2013 7:21:13 PM
Encroachment on Dahshur and the establishment of a regional centre for World Heritage were the main themes discussed today by Minister for Antiquities and UNESCO'S Director General
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Books
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3/11/2013 5:49:05 PM
With masterpieces of Arab written heritage such as 'One Thousand and One Nights' at risk of censorship by Islamist conservatives, Egyptian former culture minister Gaber Asfour comes to the defence in his new book
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Heritage
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Islamic
3/10/2013 3:59:13 PM
A development project to revive Al-Muizz Street in Historic Cairo is to be launched aiming to reverse post-revolution deterioration of key heritage monuments
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