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The wrath of righteous scissors

Adel Heine's weekly column on women and scissors

November 15, 2012

Soaked papyrus is flattened before being lined up in sheets Abdel-Rahman Sherief

The Papyrus village

The ancient craft of papyrus making had become extinct, until it was…

Abdel-Rahman Sherief

February 12, 2013

The ArtsMart team during a street show Courtsey of ArtsMart

Online gallery ArtsMart launched

"We had the idea in 2009 to create a space where up…

November 13, 2012

Women picking cotton in rural Egypt

The white gold of Egypt

Egyptian cotton is renowned the world over for its quality. It is…

November 13, 2012

Portrait of a man from Upper Egypt Sherif Karas

This is Egypt: Sherif Karas

Photography in Egypt is often seen as a means to a commercial…

November 12, 2012

One of the paintings of the series The Path Hassan Ibrahim

Nihal Wahby’s solo exhibition engages and inspires

The paintings exhibited are separated in two series,I Want To Be Free…

November 11, 2012

Protesters in front of the Sawy Culturewheel Hassan Amin

Underground music protest

The protest lasted until 5.30pm, when a committee from the union and…

Daily News Egypt

January 23, 2017

Performance during the opening of the Arab Festival for Music Mahmoud Omar

Arab Festival for Music honours El-Sonbaty

The festival's awards are named after Riad El-Sonbaty, one of Egypt’s most…

Daily News Egypt

January 23, 2017

Judging a woman by her cover

Adel Heine's weekly column

November 8, 2012

Rock of Asia in concert Adel Heine

Rock of Asia: acoustic music from Japan

Rock of Asia will stay in Cairo for one week and will…

November 8, 2012