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Cinemas, cultural venues suspend events, declare period of mourning
Cinema/TV

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
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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
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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

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

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

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

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
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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
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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
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‘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…
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