Egypt recently came alive with the fourth Aragouz Festival, which took place from 1 to 8 July. The festival commenced at Cairo’s Al-Sennari House and concluded in Alexandria.
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Charming, colourful illustrations that waltz between time and space were on display. These vivid scenes were part of a leather-covered, handcrafted storybook titled News of Crypts and Corridors and Stories of Sycamore Trees.
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Allo Ya Masr, or Hello Egypt, is the famous phrase that you would usually hear out loud if any of your neighbours were fortunate enough to have a telephone. In the 19th century, the idea of having a telephone that would connect people across the same country, let alone across the globe, was revolutionary.
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The iconic metal bridge, the Manial Palace, the Nile metre, and all the stories scattered along the Nile banks were on display last week at the premises of the Oriental Hall on the AUC Tahrir Campus.
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Minister of Culture Ahmed Fouad Hanno launched the Memory of the City smartphone application on Sunday and honoured the exceptional achievements of prominent cultural and heritage icons.
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Sinai Bedouin women showcased heritage stories during the Story Telling for All exhibition, held over the weekend at the British Council in Cairo.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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