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Zamalek Art Gallery: Masterpieces with Egyptian identities

Zamalek Art Gallery: Masterpieces with Egyptian identities

Showcasing both paintings and sculptures in vibrant colors, the Zamalek Art Gallery’s eighth Masterpieces exhibit attests to the versatile nature…
Kan Ya Makan: The colors and ashes of Souq al-Gomaa

Kan Ya Makan: The colors and ashes of Souq al-Gomaa

Finding beauty in the corners of the popular souq al-gomaa  (Friday market), and mourning its destruction in a fire last…
Love till the last breath: Remembering artist Adli Rizkallah

Love till the last breath: Remembering artist Adli Rizkallah

Last night, at the age of 71 and following a long illness, Egyptian painter, writer and children’s books illustrator Adli…
Theater to the people: Al-Warsha’s unusual venues

Theater to the people: Al-Warsha’s unusual venues

No song better depicts the struggle for Cairo’s streets than Salah Jahin’s "Al-Sharaa Lemin?" (For Whom are These Streets?). “These…
El Tanboura: Rapturous folk music at a medieval palace

El Tanboura: Rapturous folk music at a medieval palace

On a soft September night in a medieval Cairo palace, El Tanboura, a group of musicians from Port Said, played…
Woodwork from nature

Woodwork from nature

Environmentalists and nature lovers would be intrigued to hear of Shahir Maged’s natural woodwork because it is an interesting way…
Fawazeer Miriam: A nostalgic but disappointing Ramadan quiz show

Fawazeer Miriam: A nostalgic but disappointing Ramadan quiz show

Fifteen years have passed since the last recognizable fawazeer (quiz) show ran on Egyptian TV and still no one has…
Classic music meets rock in Emel Mathlouthi’s performance

Classic music meets rock in Emel Mathlouthi’s performance

The Genina Theatre is set into the wall of the Azhar Park like an ancient Greek amphitheatre. The steep slope…
Natacha Atlas in Cairo: Starstruck audience and below par performance

Natacha Atlas in Cairo: Starstruck audience and below par performance

Natacha Atlas’ performance had been anticipated with excitement since the beginning of Ramadan. The British performer is the fifth and…
Ramadan television programs leave audiences cold

Ramadan television programs leave audiences cold

In previous years, television programs during Ramadan, were of substance. This year, however, drama has taken over from such programs…
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