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Cairo Opera House cancels play on adolescence for ‘inappropriate’ content
Art news

Cairo Opera House cancels play on adolescence for ‘inappropriate’ content

A few hours before its premiere, the Cairo Opera House cancelled the play “500s Khomsomeeyat” as part of the fifth annual…
Qasim Amin’s ‘The Liberation of Women’ to open at Cairo Opera House
Art news

Qasim Amin’s ‘The Liberation of Women’ to open at Cairo Opera House

The Egyptian Modern Dance Theatre Company will take to the stage of Cairo Opera House delivering theatrical performance of Qasim…
Culture minister will attend Youth Salon in Opera House
Culture

Culture minister will attend Youth Salon in Opera House

Culture Minister Saber Aarb, accompanied by Salah Melegy, head of the Fine Arts Sector at the ministry, plan to attend…
First head of the Cairo Opera House Ratiba al-Hefny passes away
Art news

First head of the Cairo Opera House Ratiba al-Hefny passes away

A funeral service was held on Tuesday for International Opera singer Ratiba al-Hefny, who is also the former dean of…
Omar Khairat returning to cassette recording
Culture

Omar Khairat returning to cassette recording

Prominent musician Omar Khairat has decided to return to cassette recording after a seven-year hiatus, signing a contract with a…
Poet Farouk Shousha resigns over minister’s policies
Culture

Poet Farouk Shousha resigns over minister’s policies

Prominent poet Farouk Shousha said he has resigned from the board of trustees of the House of Poetry to protest…
Cairo Opera House director dies at 64
Art news

Cairo Opera House director dies at 64

Former Cairo Opera House director Abdel Moneim Kamel passed away on Monday, at the age of 64. Kamel has been…
American idols share the stage with Sing Egyptian Women
Art news

American idols share the stage with Sing Egyptian Women

The US Embassy's “Sing Egyptian Women” contest was in many ways the Egyptian counterpart to the popular reality TV show…
Cogs in the wheel: A day in the life of a working violinist
Life & Style

Cogs in the wheel: A day in the life of a working violinist

Egypt is a massive living organism — a web of ticking clocks, each set to a slightly different millisecond. With…
Attendees halt women’s status lecture to protest National Council for Women
Egypt

Attendees halt women’s status lecture to protest National Council for Women

Dozens of attendees halted a public lecture on the status of Egyptian women late Monday, shouting against the chairwoman of…
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