In front of two small buildings in the centre of Aswan, with a little garden and waiting area, tens are waiting from all age groups, holding their hearts in their hands… literally!
The start and the progress
Aswan Heart Center was established in (...)
It is 5:30 am and the quiet city of Aswan witnesses around 1,000 men, women and children marching along the scenic Nile corniche to reach Doret El-Nil garden in front of the Aswan Governorate building.
Far from any usual Friday morning, the (...)
Despite the protests planned for the 25 January revolution's third anniversary, and consequent security concerns, the Cairo International Book Fair opens its doors for the 45th round on 22 January.
Angry demonstrations in Egypt's tumultuous years (...)
The Leadership and Management Development Center (LMDC) was packed full onThursday , as a diverse crowd came out to commemorate 26 years since the death of the 'father of poets', Fouad Haddad.
Attendees of the poetry evening, which featured the band (...)
Winner of the State Appreciation Award, Nehad Selaiha speaks to Ahram Online about the theatre -- how it first captured her heart as a schoolgirl then guided her steps on the stage of life
Treading passionately into the Al-Hanager Theatre café at (...)
In the wake of several days of deadly violence around Egypt, much of the Egyptian press focuses on Tuesday on the dangers threatened by "terrorism," highlighting a recent incident in Sinai in which 25 conscripts were killed.
All newspapers, whether (...)
The Egyptian political scene has seen considerable turbulence since the 2011 revolution, with the balance of forces shifting dramatically on more than one occasion.Recent political upheaval following Mohamed Morsi's ouster has once again (...)
Partners in Health civil society initiative explain to Ahram Online how deaths and injuries are counted after political violence in Egypt, and why the numbers so often fail to add up
As debate continues over the exact death toll in recent violent (...)
The current political debate about "legitimacy" has caused a lot of stir globally, with question marks drawn on whether the actions of the army were a "coup on legitimacy" or "legitimised" the true will of the Egyptian people. Right now, with above (...)
Today's milestone marks a new phase in the Egyptian revolution, one which many had awaited since Mubarak stepped down in February 2011. The statement, read out by military chief-of-staff Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, describes a roadmap that includes the (...)
'Leave' describes photos of Egyptian newspapers covering anti-Morsi protests on 30 June; Freedom and Justice Party front page focuses on Morsi's talk on constitutional legitimacy
The front pages of Egypt's major newspapers, including the Muslim (...)
The group of Syrian artists, writers and intellectuals now living in Cairo assembled on Monday to celebrate Khaled Khalifa's latest release La Sakakin Fi Matabekh Hazihi Al Madina (No Knives in this City's Kitchens) at Dar Al-Ain Publishing House (...)
The "Archives belong to the People" discussion opened with remarks by the head of the history department at the American University in Cairo, Khaled Fahmy, who stressed that it is people who make history and, therefore, it belongs to them.
Egypt's (...)
Diplomat and researcher Amr Adly discussed his book among scholars and members of the public at the new branch of Kotob Khan bookstore in Maadi on Monday.
The Political Foundations of Development, published by Sefsafa, is based on Adly's PhD thesis (...)
The legacy of the Egyptian rebellious poet Amal Donqol continues to shine on 30 years after he died in 1983. "Thirty years of presence" is how Abla El-Roweini, widow of the late poet, described it in her words to the audience of the Culture Salon at (...)
Annual PalFest, founded by Egyptian Ahdaf Soueif in partnership with several organisations, runs from 25-31 May in cities across historic Palestine, aims to 'break cultural siege imposed on Palestinians'
Ever since its inauguration in 2008, the (...)
Among a small crowd of friends and political thinkers from various currents, political pundit Mohamed El-Agati launched his small yet insightful study on how Egyptians voted during the six electoral processes since the January 25 revolution.
The (...)
Al-Aswany launched his latest novel The Cars Club, a fiction set in British-occupied Egypt of the first half of the 20th century, among a large host of fans at the Cairo Opera House, an unusual setup for a book event.
The launch took place on Friday (...)
Hossam Lotfy, legal advisor to the Egyptian and Arab Publishers Association, led the discussion on copyright and piracy, with Peter Givler, chair of the copyright committee at the International Publishers Association (IPA), Jens Bammel, Secretary (...)
The second Arab Publishers' Conference hosted a discussion about electronic publishing, during its two-day proceedings at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina.
Head of the The Arab Union for electronic publishing, Adel Khalifa, highlighted the fact that only (...)
Egyptian writer Gamal Omar first learned about well-known Muslim theologian Nasr Hamed Abu Zayd in 1991, after the release of Nasr's famous book, 'Mafhum Al-Nass' (The Concept of The Text: The Study of Quranic Sciences.)
When he met Nasr in 2007 in (...)
A few metres away from Muslim Brotherhood headquarters in Moqattam, Cairo, ex-Brotherhood leader, Tharwat El-Kharabawy spoke to an eager crowd on his long experience as a dedicated member of the Islamist group. His book Sirr Al Maabad (Secret of the (...)
Discussion on the controversial Arabic Booker shortlist reveals the extent of challenges the latest selection committee faces to defend their selections to the intellectual community
One the most heated discussions witnessed at the Cairo (...)
Murmurs of discontent from the public at the Cairo Intl Book Fair signal political discontent as Libyan authors and critics recount the challenges they faced during the 40-year Gaddafi era
Hosting Libya as guest of honour for the 44th round of the (...)
Rain, dust, mud; book fair goers wouldn't miss the discussion on Emad Abdellatif's new book, Rhetoric of Freedom on Monday.
With Abdellatif present, Nabil Abdel-Fattah, head researcher at Al-Ahram Centre for Political and Strategic Studies, and (...)