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.
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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.
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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
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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'
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Despite the challenges facing the annual event, the Cairo International Book Fair is about to open its doors for the 44th time on 23 January.
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World-famous Marxist economist Samir Amin spoke to Ahram Online about how capitalism developed over the years and how today's world, Egypt included, is witnessing the 'autumn of capitalism'
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Egypt's highest state awards were announced in the fields of literature, arts and social sciences as some artists feel the future for creativity is uncertain under Islamist rule
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May Telmissany, an award-winning writer and renowned academic, has focused her efforts since the revolution on defending the civil state. Author of the acclaimed novel, Dunyazad, translated into various languages, and winner of the State (...)
Egyptian writers have not come to agreement on a consensus candidate to support in the country's first post-Mubarak presidential elections.
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Actors, politicians, business tycoons, writers and academics gathered at the Cairo Opera House on Monday for the 7th Annual Sawiris Cultural Award ceremony, a prestigious Egyptian literary prize, under the theme "Year of the Egyptian Revolution and (...)
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Al-Nizam Alra'simaly wa Mostaqbalouh (Capitalism and its Future) by Hazem El-Beblawy, Dar El-Shorouk, Cairo
Written by the economic expert and former minister of finance Hazem El-Beblawy, (...)