Culture
Antiquities Ministry seeks new location for Hurghada museum
January 23, 2014
Antiquities Ministry seeks new location for Hurghada museum
Antiquities Minister Mohamed Ibrahim met with Red Sea Governor Ahmed Abdallah to discuss allocating an alternative land plot to build…
Visitors of new Egyptian Art Museum in Munich double
January 23, 2014
Visitors of new Egyptian Art Museum in Munich double
The number of visitors to the State Museum of Egyptian Art in Munich, Germany has doubled, according to the management,…
Cartoon exhibition on environment features 35 artists
January 22, 2014
Cartoon exhibition on environment features 35 artists
Cartoonists George Bahjory and Gomaa Farhat open on Wednesday a cartoon exhibition entitled "alarm," organized by the Egyptian Society for…
‘A Human Being’ wins Arab Mobile Film Festival award
January 20, 2014
‘A Human Being’ wins Arab Mobile Film Festival award
The Egyptian film A Human Being won the top prize in the Arab Mobile Film Festival in Amsterdam this year. Judges said the…
Words behind bars: The first documentation of prison literature
January 19, 2014
Words behind bars: The first documentation of prison literature
“Word behind bars,” written by Mounir Adib, is a unique book that allows readers to see the underside of a subculture…
A new Sawiris award in poetry named after Negm
January 14, 2014
A new Sawiris award in poetry named after Negm
Businessman Naguib Sawiris announced adding a poetry category to his annual Sawiris Literature Award, to be named after late great…
This day in history: Novelist Ehsan Abdel Quddus dies in 1990
January 12, 2014
This day in history: Novelist Ehsan Abdel Quddus dies in 1990
On this day in history, prominent novelist and columnist Ehsan Abdel Quddus died in 1990. He was born on the first of…
This day in history: Mother of Egyptians Safeya Zaghloul dies in 1946
January 12, 2014
This day in history: Mother of Egyptians Safeya Zaghloul dies in 1946
On this day in history, Safeya Mostafa Fahmy, known as Safeya Zaghloul or “the mother of Egyptians,” died in 1946 and will be…
This day in history: Abbas Helmy II becomes Egypt’s Khedive
January 8, 2014
This day in history: Abbas Helmy II becomes Egypt’s Khedive
Khedive Abbas Helmy II was crowned on this day in 1892. Helmy--the last khedive, or viceroy, of Egypt and Sudan…