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Security forces block ‘Art is a Square’ street festival
The shut down comes two weeks after festival organisers of Al-Fan Midan…
In Pictures: Playtime in the mausoleum
Cairo-based nonprofit Al-Athar Lina converts abandoned historical buildings in into community venues…
Kids search for alternatives to omitted children shows
After the government pulled programming, children are watching adult series that may…
Keeping up with the changing Egyptian Ramadan
Traditional handmade lanterns, the Mesaharaty, TV shows and charades have become the…
The art of fighting sexual harassment
“Shout Art Loud,” an interactive web documentary produced by the international non…
Resurgence of Papyrus plant poses potential ecological benefits
The plant, most famed for its uses in Ancient Egypt as paper,…
A survivor of ‘restriction attempts’, Al-Fan Midan receives monthly culture ministry grant
Just three months after festival organisers were arrested, accused of violating the…
Gamal Abdel Nasser museum to open in 2015
Ministry of Culture to convert former president’s residence into museum displaying furniture,…
With no words, master mime says it all
Nabil, Egypt’s first pantomime artist, has been ranked among the best 20…