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10th edition of Panorama of the European Film to screen in 10 Egyptian cities
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10th edition of Panorama of the European Film to screen in 10 Egyptian cities

The Panorama of the European Film’s 10th edition, will be taking place between 8-18 November and will expand its showings this…
Egyptian movie ‘Photocopy’ wins best Arabic Feature at Gouna Film Festival
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Egyptian movie ‘Photocopy’ wins best Arabic Feature at Gouna Film Festival

The first edition of Egypt’s ambitious El Gouna Film Festival wrapped up on Friday with short movie, Photocopy,” by Egyptian first-timer Tamer…
9th Cairo Jazz Festival kicks off at the heart of downtown
Music

9th Cairo Jazz Festival kicks off at the heart of downtown

Jazz enthusiasts headed to the heart of downtown at AUC Tahrir for the opening night of the 9th Cairo Jazz…
Music Syndicate bans Mashrou Leila from performing in Egypt over LGBT pride flag
Egypt

Music Syndicate bans Mashrou Leila from performing in Egypt over LGBT pride flag

The Music Syndicate has banned Mashrou’ Leila from performing in Egypt following Friday’s Music Park concert where a couple of rainbow…
Gouna Film Festival program: 26-29 September
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Gouna Film Festival program: 26-29 September

The Red Sea resort town of Gouna is currently gearing up to be home to Egypt’s newest film festival, starting…
Naguib Mahfouz museum to open door to visitors December: Culture minister
Culture

Naguib Mahfouz museum to open door to visitors December: Culture minister

Egypt’s culture minister said that the Naguib Mahfouz museum will be ready to start receiving visitors in December, a step…
Nubi app aims to protect heritage, preserve traditional language
Features/Interviews

Nubi app aims to protect heritage, preserve traditional language

“We’ll Bring Nubia to Your Doorsteps,” is the slogan of a new mobile app ‘Nubi’ promoting the use of the Nubian…
MTV brings new drama to Egypt tackling sex-ed, FGM and child marriage
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MTV brings new drama to Egypt tackling sex-ed, FGM and child marriage

MTV Shuga, the youth culture network’s drama on sexual behavior that has won an audience across sub-Saharan Africa, will expand…
Cairo
Egypt

Cairo

Years ago, I wrote an article in the al-Ahram newspaper entitled “Cairo, this big village.” The description was not entirely…
Red velvet kahk, a twist that is neither retro nor innovative
Features/Interviews

Red velvet kahk, a twist that is neither retro nor innovative

Cairo’s confectioneries and bakeries are still pushing traditional boundaries this Eid by spicing up their crumbly kahk cookies with the…
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