Andrew Simon, historian of media and popular culture in the Middle East, talks to Ahram Online about a dear element of Egypt's intangible cultural heritage, the audio cassette.
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Young chanter Neama Fathy announced on Tuesday the launch of El-Hour Academy, the first school for women religious chanters in Egypt.
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The National Organisation for Urban Harmony (NOUH) celebrated International Heritage Day by launching a photography exhibition titled "Memory of the City: Buildings and Urban Life in 1881–1954 Cairo."
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Four inspiring Egyptian women shared their groundbreaking achievements in the public domain and all the learning they have acquired in a special seminar on Monday.
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Ahram Online looks into the intangible heritage that Egyptians hold dearly during the week that leads to the ancient Egyptian celebration
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In the last article in the series on influential Egyptian women, Ahram Online sheds light on the life of Nabaweya Moussa, known as the First Educator
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In the third article in the series on influencial Egyptian women, Ahram Online sheds light on the life and struggle of Aziza Hussein, known as the "People’s Ambassador."
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Egyptian musical researcher and collector Esmat El-Nemr spoke to Ahram Online about his debut book Tarab Zaman, which delves into Egypt's musical heritage.
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Ahram Online delves into the names of the Islamic Months and their significance.
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Egypt bid farewell on Thursday to one of the most popular voices on Egyptian Radio.
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In our second article of the March of Egyptian Women series, we present you Doria Shafik, also known as the Daughter of the Nile.
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Lenhart and Landrock (L&L), one of Egypt's oldest bookshops, photographic collections and publishing houses, is publishing a new book that documents almost 100 years of their work in Egypt.
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16 March marks Egyptian Women's day for a good reason.
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Last week, the grounds of the Supreme Council of Culture hosted the 7th Cairo International Forum for Intangible Cultural Heritage.
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Saturday night, Khazana School for Heritage celebrated it's first anniversary by throwing a classic wedding theme event on a rooftop in Historic Cairo
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Egypt launched its latest youth inclusion and employment project titled “Ready For Tomorrow" on Monday with the aim of supporting innovative business ideas and start-ups by Egyptian youth in the fields of renewable energy, IT, tourism and entertainment.
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In our third article on documenting the social history of historic districts of Egypt, Ahram Online walks with Mohamed Yehia, founder of Semsemia tours, and explores the stories behind the construction of the country's first company town during the digging of the Suez Canal in the mid-19th Century.
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Fayrouz Karawya spoke to Ahram Online, talking about her first critical narrative book, Kol Dah Kan Leih? (“What Was All That For?”), reveals a spiral way of reading the musical history of the late 19th and 20th century Egypt.
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Egypt celebrated the Moulid of Sayeda Nafisa on 28 December in El-Khalifa district, Cairo.
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Last night marked the ceremony of the 18th Sawiris Cultural Award.
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