Tag: cairo

Spiritual music unites nations during International Samaa’ Festival

Entessar Abd el Fattah, founder and director of the festival aims to…

Nouran El-Behairy Nouran El-Behairy

El Fishawy: Older than the USA

Knickknacks that were once trendy and are now beautifully antiquated artefacts, are…

Ahmed Khalifa Ahmed Khalifa

El Hangar Theatre issues apology to group cancelled for political content

The apology was prompted by the controversial cancelling of the performance scheduled…

Ahmed Khalifa Ahmed Khalifa

Brazilian TV show visits Egypt

Our shows are 30 minutes long and we use three to five…

Adel Heine Adel Heine

What your shisha says about you

In an attempt to unravel the mystery of this phenomenon, we have…

Ahmed Khalifa Ahmed Khalifa

Ramadan timings revolutionised

Everything was set up to cater for the Ramadan culture of our…

Rana Allam Rana Allam

Mojo’s: The Oasis of Normalcy

Sometimes you want to feel like you are in regular old Cairo…

Ahmed Khalifa Ahmed Khalifa

Fake fawanees: the rise of the abominations

Walking down any busy commercial street in Cairo during Ramadan, Egyptian culture…

Ahmed Khalifa Ahmed Khalifa

Mesaharaty: the human cockerel

This staple of Egyptian culture – for those who do not know…

Ahmed Khalifa Ahmed Khalifa

Mawaweel 2012 kicks off

Cairo’s alternative Ramadan experience provides Ramadan entertainment through a wide range of…

Basil El-Dabh Basil El-Dabh