Ahram Online visits the Umm Kalthoum museum on the 39th anniversary of the musical icon's death
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Nearly 500 hours of rare works from the Egyptian and Arab musical heritage are now available at the click of a mouse
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As Egypt celebrates the birth anniversary of renowned writer and Nobel Prize laureate Naguib Mahfouz, Ahram Online explores the neighbourhood which provided the inspiration, and the setting, of his most prominent works
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A project in Sayyida Zeinab offers Cairenes a chance to rediscover their city's history and architectural gems
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It's hard to resist falling in love with the Nubian people, still full of colour and holding to traditional customs 50 years after being displaced, dozens of their villages submerged beneath Lake Nasser
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Stories of loss, longing, and hope for the future mark the fiftieth anniversary of Nubian displacement from their historic home
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As a new cultural centre opens its doors in Agouza, Ahram Online listens to the historic building's tales
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Egypt's monuments open their doors to neighbourhood children
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In the heart of Islamic Cairo, Al-Hussein district celebrates the birth of the grandson of the Prophet Mohamed
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At the opening of the fifth forum of Egyptian folk dolls comes the story of Egypt's oldest puppet
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This month the Egyptian and Arabic music scene remembers one of its all-time greats, the remarkable Zakaria Ahmed
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Amid the criss-cross of streets and endless crowds in Abbasiya Square, which was the site of recent deadly attacks on protesters, lie architectural gems that witnessed the rise and fall of a district and its societies
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Postcards of the Past, Loving Egypt is the latest publication of the renowned Lenhert and Landrock, whose photographic gems are still in the lime light to-date
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Ahram Online discovers the story of one of Cairo's most historic bookshops, and the renowned photographic collection behind it
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In the heart of Islamic Cairo, the House of Arabic Singing stands, dedicated to the revival of classical Arabic and Egyptian music and song
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The Annual exhibition of pottery and tapestry handicrafts of Garagos Artists is back in town
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A seminar is held to celebrate the book of graffiti prints- an Upper Egyptian phenomenon
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Al-Manyalawy: Icon of Egyptian musical renaissance, master of the spiritual art of Inshad chants
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Like graffiti everywhere, graffiti in Egypt - especially after the revolution - expresses something unique about society
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El-Masreyeen Band changed the face of the modern Egyptian song after their start in the 70s. Iman Younis, the band’s lead singer, talks with Ahram Online on the band’s history, comeback and everything in between
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