Accessories can make a nice addition to an outfit or just a way to update your look. Unfortunately, the slew of foreign brands that have taken over the market have resulted in an increase in price of most accessories. Bassem Biso is trying to change (...)
At a time of confusion, chaos and melancholy, it is very hard to find a glimpse of hope that would make it easier to tolerate living in such conditions. That is why artists are often inspired by these situations to and try and transport the viewers (...)
It can be a hard task to find a quiet café in Zamalek to study or do some work or even just lounge about with a cup of coffee or tea. Even though the tiny neighbourhood has been transformed into a bustling food court with all sorts of restaurants (...)
Lebanese musician and composer Michel Fadel will take to the stage on 31 March for the closing performance of the 2014 Abu Dhabi Music Festival. Daily News Egypt met with him at Emirates Palace Hotel where the concert is slated to take place.
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On 20 March the Japanese embassy held a screening of two anime films, shown consecutively, both by director Makoto Shinkai. The first film was Voices of a Distant Star, which tells the tale of a young girl, Mikako Nagamine, who is recruited by the (...)
When we travel abroad, especially to a country that is starkly different from our own, we are often affected by a wave of ideas and emotions. Be it a positive or negative experience, the impression that the unfamiliar country or city leaves is (...)
The word eavesdropper comes from the act of listening in on others from the eavesdrop (a small empty space below the rain gutters) of others' homes. It is an undetected intrusion on others. From this viewpoint, Maha Maamoun prepared her latest (...)
The best (and maybe the worst as well) thing about this movie is the disfiguration of Christian Bale. He did once change his appearance drastically for The Machinist, but it was not in the same way. In American Hustle, Bale completely let go of the (...)
Coffee enthusiasts can never get enough, as is the nature of the addictive habit. The many coffee drinks available also tempt one to keep on ordering one cup after another. Sadly, however, there aren't that many places that offer a genuine coffee (...)
Coffee enthusiasts can never get enough, as is the nature of the addictive habit. The many coffee drinks available also tempt one to keep on ordering one cup after another. Sadly, however, there aren't that many places that offer a genuine coffee (...)
On 9 March, the Ebdaa Art Gallery inaugurated an exhibition to celebrate known Egyptian artists in the visual art scene from the 60s and 70s. The exhibition features three distinct artists: Mostafa Ahmed, Gamal Mahmoud and Hamdi Khamis, each with (...)
On 4 March HarassMap launched a new campaign with the aim of empowering women to speak out against sexual harassment. The new campaign, called Mesh Sakta or Don't Be Silent, was launched online with participants posting tips on how to face sexual (...)
The subject of sexual education is a novel idea to Egypt and the Middle East. Although some schools do provide students with rudimentary and often scientific information on sexuality, little is discussed concerning the actual ritual.
Last week, that (...)
As you pass through Downtown Cairo, you are surrounded by buildings and shops that belong to an age long gone. Sometimes these buildings house cinemas, which were famous in the 1950s and 1960s and in some cases, long before that. One such cinema (...)
Photographer Hossam Atef, nicknamed Antikka, moves to his own beat. "I have been through lots of harsh days and had lot of problems in my life," said Atef, a 20-year-old student, studying hospitality. "A photographer isn't just someone holding a (...)
In 2010, Sudanese telecommunications company Zain announced the launching of the Al-Tayeb Salih award for creative writing as a memorial for the late author Al-Tayeb Salih. The annual prize is given in three categories: short story, novel and a (...)
Recently, there has been a lot of focus on Egypt due to the political events taking place in the country. One side-effect has been a rise in nationalistic sentiments and nostalgia for a time when the Egyptians were more united. Egypt's political (...)
When Siri first came out, people were delighted to find an extra feature to keep them busy and make use of their phone. Some hurled insults at her, other complemented her and the rest just used her to organise their appointments and tasks. Now there (...)
The hunt for a good cup of coffee in this traffic-filled city is quite the challenge. You have to deal with incompetent baristas, newly-opened cafes and all sorts of bad types of coffee. It is also not a matter of price, since sometimes you can pay (...)
Many people's hearts skip a beat as the month of February commences and the fateful 14th draws nearer, a day when the colour red creates an infestation among the living. The day is attached to the idea of romantic love and courtship, stemming from a (...)
In Saving Mr Banks, Emma Thompson plays the role of Mary Poppins' author P L Travers. The movie opens up to her discussing the prospects of a film deal with her agent. Walt Disney has been pursuing the deal for 20 years. She seems adamant on (...)
The country seems to have been immersed in some kind of nostalgic pool. Whenever you bump into someone from the older generation, they start to regale you with tales from the past: how Egypt was a more beautiful place and how the people were kinder. (...)
Director Ayten Amin provides a new take on the old subject of a dying man taking stock of his life through the film Villa 69. Shot in an old home by the Nile, the location enhances the idea of frailty. The Nile itself is not gleaming with blue (...)
The bombing that took place early morning on 24 January has affected the neighbouring Islamic Art Museum and the Egyptian National Library and Archives. A group of archaeologists and art restorers volunteered to form a taskforce, which visited (...)
For the past few months, Designopolis in 6th of October City has been the home to the occasional flea market. This has invited envy from most of the other neighbourhoods in Cairo, so the event organiser, Wasabi Marketing Agency, decided to take it (...)