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‘Kefaya Plastic’ online campaign raises awareness on plastic pollution
“Kefaya Plastic” (Enough Plastic) is an online campaign that aims to raise awareness on the severe damage plastic waste can cause to humans and surrounding environment
Cima Masr: project reviving cinema’s culture awareness
Cima Masr is a project that aims to establish a large number of cinema theatres among Egypt’s various governorates, as well as produce a number of films for amateur young filmmakers
Just how is too much? Provocative moments in culture in 2018
Thai embassy organises cooking experience for Egyptians to promote its cuisine
One of Thai government’s main strategies is to globally raise awareness of its food
Egypt’s upcoming spending priorities are for education, health, culture
Expenditure on education, vocational training will be tax-exempt
Egyptian woman seeks to preserve Egyptian identity, culture
Egyptian culture is distinguished by its diversity and inclusion of diverse heritages, such as the Islamic, Christian, Jewish, pharaonic, African, and Mediterranean cultures. Egypt is considered one of the countries that carry diverse cultures, which enabled it to build its heritage and history. Nowadays, there are many attempts and initiatives that aim to preserve the …
The diaries of women living alone
I’m always looked at as a prostitute who escaped her parent’s control so she can do whatever she wants, says young woman
Pentathlon has its roots in Muslim culture: Schormann
The 2016 Junior World Modern Pentathlon Championships concluded its events at the Cairo International Stadium on 18 September, where Klaus Schormann, president of the International Union of Modern Pentathlon (UIPM), was present. On this occasion, Daily News Egypt sat down for an interview with Schormann. Can you tell us about your journey in sports? When …
Greek Day celebrates culture, cuisine of Egypt’s Mediterranean neighbour
Entrance to the event was free, and participants were welcome to join in celebrating Greek culture by tasting Greek food and dance performances and Greek-themed activities
Ministry of misleading culture
Why is it that the Egyptian elite suffer from a continuous state of funk? Why do these people have to go out of their way to present fabricated stories or half-truths to make us feel good about ourselves? Besides Egypt’s interesting history and rich culture, is it not possible for Egyptians to have pride in …
Townhouse Gallery closure raises widespread concern
20 NGOs signed a joint statement calling for the reopening of all shutdown cultural places
Culture 2015: People who left their mark
2015 was a rollercoaster of emotions for many people. It was a turbulent year, with many highlights, debates and farewells. These are the artists who moved us with their books, movies, art or music.
Top Spanish literature award for Mexican Fernando del Paso
Rewriting textbooks in India, a hidden agenda?
Where the big deals are made at the Frankfurt Book Fair
Prophecies come true: When there’s nowhere to hide from culture
By Emad El-Din Aysha, PhD A stunning opera show was held on Egyptian TV on the birth of Islam last week, with beautiful music and a spectacular light show, superb direction, acting and great lighting and costumes. This was done for the October War celebrations; however it seemed a bit overly religious for such a …
Head start: Lenin’s bust returns to Berlin despite red tape
The way they unearthed Lenin’s buried head couldn’t be more different: Filmmaker Rick Minnich dug it out within two days; Berlin’s Spandau Citadel faced years of bureaucratic hurdles to get it for an exhibition
Cultural treasures are also victims of war
The “Islamic State” militant group recently smashed several art pieces at the Palmyra UNESCO World Heritage site, in the Syrian city of that name. Even more brutally, they beheaded 82-year-old Khaled Al-Assad, one of Syria’s most respected archaeologists, who had been the keeper of Palmyra for more than 50 years. In Yemen, the damage to three out of …
How the IS is waging war on Syrian culture
When the terrorist organisation “Islamic State” (IS) took over Syria’s ancient desert city of Palmyra in May, they were hoping to open a lucrative business. Many of the valuable artefacts in the city, they reckoned, would make their way into the international art market and become a sizeable source of income
Nothing has changed in the culture scene over the last year
“There isn’t any movement in literature and nothing has changed,” says writer
Jewish extremism leaves Duma village traumatized
How Egypt lost its soft power edge
Egypt was always widely renowned for its soft power, which it used to shape and influence millions of Arabs – those living in the Middle East region as well as Arab emigrants abroad. Unfortunately, we have been steadily losing our clear superiority in this area over the last few decades, due to hindrances created by …
Why Taiwan’s single people are a national security threat
The last call to save one of Egypt’s statues
4,000-year-old statue was on verge of being sold by British museum
Remains of ancient city discovered in Sharqeya
The antiquities indicate that a crisis hit the city in the past, leaving it in ruins
Between the mystic and the oppressed: Hammour Ziada’s world story of the marginalised
The novel is the story of Bakheet Mandil, a slave freed after the British troops, aided by Egyptian and Turkish troops, defeated the army of the Mahdi in the Battle of Kerreri, North of Omdurman.
Young authors were faced with cruel injustice due to Al-Sisi’s decree
It is sad and shameful that a terrible decree would be taken into consideration without anyone protesting or asking why, especially since publishing houses as well as bookstores took it more seriously than those who issued it.It is sad and shameful that a terrible decree would be taken into consideration without anyone protesting or asking why, especially since publishing houses as well as bookstores took it more seriously than those who issued it.
Fantasy takes over Egyptian drama in Ramadan series
By Rana Khaled The yearly marathon of Ramadan series has started, raising waves of praise and criticism by thousands of viewers, who share their thoughts and judgments daily on different social media sites. Like last Ramadan, most of the series this year focused on tackling social issues, such as “Waly El-Aahd”, starring Lucy, Hamada Helal …
Alexandria enters Guinness World Records for longest line of tables
Despite making history, chaos broke out on the 4 km line
In Pictures: Egypt’s colourful Ramadan streets
Most of Cairo has been decorated with colourful lamps, lanterns and triangle-shaped brightly coloured papers.