Akhmim in Sohag is reputed for its colourful textile and needle work, while Hegaza in Qena is known nationwide for its woodwork
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This year, the festival reviews the aragouz in the works of vernacular poetry pillar Fouad Haddad, prominent poet Said Hegab, and renowned script writer Abou El-Soud El-Ibiary
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A few weeks ago, Egypt’s latest publication on Egyptian proverbs saw the light. Al-Ahram online skimmed through the book based on a 25 years old study
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Destinations: The exhibition at Shelter Art Space, Alexandria ends on November 17
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As the 25-year-old project comes to an end, Ahram Online reviews the impact of one of Jesuit’s special cultural projects in Minya
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Inside an old cinema house in Malawi, Minya, the light beams are swinging and twirling while following the rhythm of the sticks.
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Amid an open air site, decorated with greenery, lie several layers of Egyptian civilization guarded by two giant baboons: welcome to Hermopolis, 'the joyous city'
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As the annual Thoth’s festival Egypt’s Wisdom Heritage is about to take place on 28th of October, Ahram Online talked to the woman behind the idea
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Egypt's culture minister handed out certificates to winners and launched the official opening of the virtual exhibition of the competition
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Being Egypt’s first independent theatre troupe that took to the stage over 30 years ago, the audience were delighted to learn that the door of Al-Warsha is wide open, once again, every Thursday
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Shafei is an icon in the art world, but long before she dedicated her full time to curating art exhibitions and collections, she worked on introducing art, foreign languages and literacy to the public
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This month, the Sufi troupe Al-Hadra celebrated five years since they first took the stage, and Ahram Online traces their journey as conveyed in their slogan 'from mosques to theatres'
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In the fourth of a book series titled From the Memory of Land and River, we fall under the spell of Syria and Lebanon, the land of cupid, poetry and jasmine
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Priest Dawood Makram, in his study of Coptic moulids, provides a rich analysis of one of the primary forms of folk culture and belief
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Imam Al-Shafii (767-820 AD) was the founder of the eponymous Shafii school of Islamic jurisprudence, one of the four dominant schools in Sunni Islam
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Focusing on community engagement and braiding the tangible with the intangible heritage was the main idea behind the initiative by Egyptologist Fatma Keshk
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In the third of a series of books titled From the Memory of Land and River, we wander in the land of wonder: India and Pakistan
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Ahram Online looks back at the long history of Cairo’s historic cemeteries, which each hold up mirrors to the rich heritage of Egypt
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A new book from the National Organization of Urban Harmony looks at the history of the district
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