This article has first been published in Ahram Online on 5/11/2011
The journey begins at one of the gates of Old Cairo, Bab El-Fotouh (Renaissance Gate) that dates back to the Fatimid dynasty. To the right, the small street Seknet Borgwan (Borgwan (...)
It is the pure voice from outside the Qasr Al-Nil Cinema Theatre in downtown Cairo that captures passers-by. Although it is still a few hours prior to the concert and technicians still work on fine-tuning sound and light, there she stood gracefully (...)
Following the former president of Egypt's Jewish Community Council, Carmen Weinstein's funeral, Ahram Online takes a closer look at Shaar Hashomayim Synagogue, one of the largest Jewish temples in downtown Cairo
At the gate of the Shaar Hashomayim (...)
The Selmiyah Movement, launched in July 2012 by cultural and political initiatives and independent artists, organised one of the simplest but most crowded cultural events in Cairo on Sunday, 'Misr Tegmaana' (Egypt Brings Us Together) at Darb (...)
With spring blossoming in Egypt and, as scheduled on the first Saturday of every month for the past two years, El-Fan Midan (Art is a Square) is back with massive celebrations at its launching site, Abdeen Square in downtown Cairo in addition to (...)
Across ten governorates of Egypt, El-Fan Midan takes its independent artists to the streets to celebrate its second anniversary. Ahram Online stops at Adbeen Square, downtown Cairo
With the beginning of spring in Egypt and as scheduled on the first (...)
Despite the sand storm that hit Cairo on Friday 22 March, many Jazz fans from around Cairo head to Darb 1718 to celebrate this year's Jazz fest. Mainly Egyptian youth gathered around the stage set in the middle of Darb 1718's courtyard, as Kristiina (...)
Following their successful opening night on Thursday 21 March, Ahram Online sat with the seven members of Ribab-Fusion for a quick listen of their ribab (one-stringed fiddle) and Amazigh (Berber of Morocco) music.
From Agadir, southwest Morocco and (...)
The second annual Luxor African Film Festival opened on Monday night with an arts forum held atAl-Awameya Cultural Palace,featuring works by young Upper Egyptian artists.
"Dedicated only to Upper Egyptian artists, the Arts Creative Forum features (...)
With a number of clown shows, open air performances, origami, visual arts, concerts, workshops, puppets, and storytelling, this year's third edition of Hakawy International Arts Festival for Children has put a special emphasis on arts and culture in (...)
With a lead of over ten years in the UAE's music scene and a number of awards, including Time Out Nightlife Awards for 2011 and 2012 for Best Local DJ and Best Urban Night, Marwan Parham Al-Awadhi, known as DJ Bliss, adds more successes to his (...)
French-Moroccan filmmaker Kamal Hachkar speaks to Ahram Online on his award-winning film 'Tinghir, Echoes from The Mellah' and his passion for rediscovering the heritage of Atlas Mountain Berbers
Right before Egyptian filmmaker Amir Ramses made (...)
The Egyptian Arab Union for Independent Theatre (EAUIT) and the Egyptian Creativity Front (ECF) have expressed concerns regarding statements by the governor of Kafr El-Sheikh, Saad El-Husseiny, a senior member of the Muslim Brotherhood, at the (...)
Egyptian artists have criticised President Mohamed Morsi's decision to schedule parliamentary elections for April.
Actor Khaled El-Sawy said, "Parliamentary elections are currently unsuitable for Egypt and discussions of whether to boycott them or (...)
Darb 1718, the contemporary arts and culture centre located in Old Cairo, has been offering 'Recycled Puppets and Masks' workshops led by American artist Jenna Crowder.
The art-making workshop is scheduled to run until 3 March.
The centre has (...)
Outside the centre of Cairo, off the road to the right just before you get to the 6th October Sporting Club, a large tent was set up, signs were erected, and on 28 January, the Bellucci Circus raised the curtain and welcomed the audience into their (...)
Video provided by Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art
Over two years after its foundation, Mathaf, an institution located in Doha and dedicated to promoting Arab culture, has put modern Arab arts on the world map with its contributes to the cultural (...)
Throughout the past two years new names have climbed the ladder to fame in the visual arts and music, and yet the film industry was left behind. Attacks by Islamists, lack of artistic education, and a lack of variety and creativity, in addition to (...)
1 February 2012
Soheir El Barouny, age 75
Soheir El-Barouny was born on 5 December 1937. She was a noted comedian in Egyptian cinema. El-Barouny debuted as a rising young talent accompanying comedy giant Fouad El-Mohandess in theatre in the 1950s. (...)
Brazilian cartoonist Carlos Latuff stands in solidarity with his Egyptian counterpart Doaa El-Adl - who is to be questioned by the prosecutor general for her latest cartoon on the constitution and MB regime
International political cartoonist Carlos (...)
With over 750 art pieces donning the many walls of their buildings, Al-Ahram Organisation held a grand opening of its Arts Centre on Monday 9 December.
They dedicate the Arts Centre space to display 100 gems of paintings to the public. The (...)
The Cairo Film Festival 2012 (CIFF) dedicated Monday 3 December to the Arab Spring in a sideline category called Revolution Cinema, with a focus strictly on documentary films, including entries from Egypt, Tunisia and Bahrain.
The 35th edition of (...)
‘In The Shadow of a Man' which explores the personal revolutions of four women in post-January 25 Egypt, lands Hanan Abdalla an award for Best Documentary Filmmaker in the fourth DTFF Arab Film competition
This year's award for Best Documentary (...)
Representatives of Egyptian cultural associations will be marching from the Cairo Opera House to Tahrir Square on Tuesday as part of mass protests against President Morsi's recent Constitutional Declaration.
The decision was made at a joint meeting (...)
Ahram Online goes one-on-one with Al-Molhid film crew, director Nader Seif El-Din, and actors Mohamed Hisham and Mohamed Abdel Aziz. The film is to be released during the winter break vacation
Almost two years since the January 25 Revolution in (...)