culture
10th edition of Panorama of the European Film to screen in 10 Egyptian cities
Cinema/TV
October 28, 2017
10th edition of Panorama of the European Film to screen in 10 Egyptian cities
The Panorama of the European Film’s 10th edition, will be taking place between 8-18 November and will expand its showings this…
Egyptian movie ‘Photocopy’ wins best Arabic Feature at Gouna Film Festival
Cinema/TV
September 30, 2017
Egyptian movie ‘Photocopy’ wins best Arabic Feature at Gouna Film Festival
The first edition of Egypt’s ambitious El Gouna Film Festival wrapped up on Friday with short movie, Photocopy,” by Egyptian first-timer Tamer…
9th Cairo Jazz Festival kicks off at the heart of downtown
Music
September 29, 2017
9th Cairo Jazz Festival kicks off at the heart of downtown
Jazz enthusiasts headed to the heart of downtown at AUC Tahrir for the opening night of the 9th Cairo Jazz…
Music Syndicate bans Mashrou Leila from performing in Egypt over LGBT pride flag
Egypt
September 25, 2017
Music Syndicate bans Mashrou Leila from performing in Egypt over LGBT pride flag
The Music Syndicate has banned Mashrou’ Leila from performing in Egypt following Friday’s Music Park concert where a couple of rainbow…
Gouna Film Festival program: 26-29 September
Cinema/TV
September 21, 2017
Gouna Film Festival program: 26-29 September
The Red Sea resort town of Gouna is currently gearing up to be home to Egypt’s newest film festival, starting…
Naguib Mahfouz museum to open door to visitors December: Culture minister
Culture
September 15, 2017
Naguib Mahfouz museum to open door to visitors December: Culture minister
Egypt’s culture minister said that the Naguib Mahfouz museum will be ready to start receiving visitors in December, a step…
Nubi app aims to protect heritage, preserve traditional language
Features/Interviews
July 23, 2017
Nubi app aims to protect heritage, preserve traditional language
“We’ll Bring Nubia to Your Doorsteps,” is the slogan of a new mobile app ‘Nubi’ promoting the use of the Nubian…
MTV brings new drama to Egypt tackling sex-ed, FGM and child marriage
Cinema/TV
July 14, 2017
MTV brings new drama to Egypt tackling sex-ed, FGM and child marriage
MTV Shuga, the youth culture network’s drama on sexual behavior that has won an audience across sub-Saharan Africa, will expand…
Red velvet kahk, a twist that is neither retro nor innovative
Features/Interviews
June 26, 2017
Red velvet kahk, a twist that is neither retro nor innovative
Cairo’s confectioneries and bakeries are still pushing traditional boundaries this Eid by spicing up their crumbly kahk cookies with the…