culture
Cinemas, cultural venues suspend events, declare period of mourning
Cinema/TV
April 11, 2017
Cinemas, cultural venues suspend events, declare period of mourning
Culture Ministry has declared a period of mourning in the wake of the church bombings that occurred in Alexandria and…
Egyptian artist Bahia Shehab becomes first Arab woman to win UN prize for culture
Art news
March 31, 2017
Egyptian artist Bahia Shehab becomes first Arab woman to win UN prize for culture
Egyptian-Lebanese visual artist Bahia Shehab has become the first Arab woman to ever receive the UNESCO-Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture for…
Contemporary art brings life to Cairo’s City of the Dead
Art news
February 15, 2017
Contemporary art brings life to Cairo’s City of the Dead
On a winding road leading into Cairo's City of the Dead, a cartoon mouse with round ears and green eyes…
The Nile Project: a blending of cultural currents through music
Culture
November 2, 2016
The Nile Project: a blending of cultural currents through music
It was the unique mix of different languages from 11 Nile Basin countries that provided the theme for the creation…
Hungary’s Muslims ‘feel the hate’ ahead of refugee referendum
World
October 2, 2016
Hungary’s Muslims ‘feel the hate’ ahead of refugee referendum
Maja is no immigrant, she's a Muslim convert. But in the febrile atmosphere in Hungary ahead of Sunday's referendum on…
Gramophone: a second home for Maadi’s culture vultures
Egypt
September 28, 2016
Gramophone: a second home for Maadi’s culture vultures
Fresh out of the oven, a new cultural space in Maadi called Gramophone aims to bring more culture to the…
Huge festival starts in Delhi, defying environment, safety fears
World
March 13, 2016
Huge festival starts in Delhi, defying environment, safety fears
Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the opening on Friday of a giant music and dance festival that has been criticized…
CNN: Artist Wafaa Bilal uses blank books to rebuild Baghdad’s war-torn university library
Art news
February 22, 2016
CNN: Artist Wafaa Bilal uses blank books to rebuild Baghdad’s war-torn university library
At its height, the College of Fine Arts library at the University of Baghdad housed more than 70,000 books. From…
New “A Book and a Loaf of Bread” campaign promotes reading among Egypt’s poor
Art news
February 2, 2016
New “A Book and a Loaf of Bread” campaign promotes reading among Egypt’s poor
The Egyptian government has launched a new campaign called “A Book and a Loaf of Bread”, which provides a 90…
‘Game of Thrones’ author blogs that he missed book deadline
Art news
January 3, 2016
‘Game of Thrones’ author blogs that he missed book deadline
For fans of George R.R. Martin, winter is not coming - at least not right away. The "Game of Thrones" author…