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Adham Hafez

TransDance Festival 2012 invites participants

Hafez said the objective of the festival is to explore how we…

Luiz Sanchez
Luiz Sanchez
column

Jagger and a galabeya

Suddenly all those people were my friends, Keith Richards’ face told stories…

Adel Heine
Adel Heine
A Separation

The poignant story of “A Separation”

The biggest strength of "A Separation" is that no character is given…

Connor Molloy
Connor Molloy

The last 10 days of Ramadan

A widespread religious practice in the final ten days is E’tekaf. It…

Rana Muhammad Taha
Rana Muhammad Taha
Snake hunter Sheikh El-Tayeb Morsy Abdel-Rahman Sherief
Culture

The snake hunters of the Refai Sufi order

The ancient profession is founded on the need of people to render…

Daily News Egypt
Daily News Egypt
Seats laid out at Cimatheque ready for audiences to enjoy the film screenings Hana Al-Bayaty
art

Cairo underground cinema

Cimatheque is a multi-purpose space dedicated to celebrating film and independent filmmakers…

Luiz Sanchez
Luiz Sanchez
Children line up at a charity supported school in Cairo (File photo) AFP PHOTOS
cairo

Concert for charity

Tawasol for Developing Establ Antar is an nongovernmental organization (NGO) which works…

Hend Kortam
Hend Kortam
An Egyptian man distributes free milk for Muslims to break their day-long Ramadan fast during a group "Iftar" meal for the residents of a neighbourhood in downtown (File photo) AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI
Culture

Quenching the thirst of Ramadan

We've decided to compile a list of drinks you should be downing…

Ahmed Khalifa
Ahmed Khalifa
cairo

Spiritual music unites nations during International Samaa’ Festival

Entessar Abd el Fattah, founder and director of the festival aims to…

Nouran El-Behairy
Nouran El-Behairy
Cairo Opera House

Black Theama celebrates eighth anniversary

The focus of their music is a search for the relationship that…

Luiz Sanchez
Luiz Sanchez