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Egypt receives UN-affiliated e-culture and tourism award

The Egyptian Archive for Folk Life and Folk Tradition receives the Arab e-Content Award for e-Culture and Tourism 2013

Protests planned to save Cairo, Alex historical sites from demolition

Activists in Egypt's two largest cities call for Wednesday protests aimed at saving local historical landmarks from destruction

Good morning, Sinai: Arish Folk Troupe

While fundamentalists have attacked other institutions in the Sinai Peninsula, they have not interfered in their work of Arish Folk Troupe to preserve local traditions

Good Morning Sinai: Community dances of Egypt's North Sinai

As Egypt celebrates Sinai Liberation Day on 25 April, Ahram Online takes a look at the desert peninsula's ancient traditions

VIDEO: Thousands of Egyptians celebrate Al-Hussein Moulid despite political unrest

In the heart of Islamic Cairo, thousands of Egyptians at Al-Hussein district celebrate the birth of the grandson of Prophet Mohamed

Sufi orders: a vital part of Egyptian society

With an estimate 10 million members, Sufi orders are an under-reported influence in Egyptian life

El-Sinnary House to host 'Al-Andalus Day' Wednesday

Event will feature rare photos of region's most celebrated mosques, along with rare art dating back to the Umayyad Period

Sufi orders and their origins

A concise guide to the origins, past and present of Sufism in Egypt

Special Files

Al-Ahram remembers the Tekla brothers

The office of Al-Ahram's founders, the Tekla brothers, has been recreated at the newspaper's headquarters in Cairo

Nubia: A glimpse of folk culture

It's hard to resist falling in love with the Nubian people, still full of colour and holding to traditional customs 50 years after being displaced, dozens of their villages submerged beneath Lake Nasser

Women and Islam in the middle ages

Beyond the stereo-typing of women and the misconception of Islamic beliefs, comes an enlightening study that puts women and Islam in one proper sentence

Cannons & charity banquets: Uniquely Egyptian Ramadan traditions

As Muslims across the Arab world gear up to observe the fasting month, Egypt will enjoy its own centuries-old Ramadan traditions

Good morning, Sinai: Lord Cromer report, 1905

In celebration of Sinai Liberation Day 25 April, Ahram Online re-prints throughout the month a series of articles as history was being made; this one on Lord Cromer's report in 1905 on Sinai

Al-Farghani, from the Tigris to the Nile

Commissioned by a Caliph, Al-Farghani made a long journey, from his home in present-day Uzbekistan, through Iraq and finally to Egypt to add his extensive knowledge to the Nilometer - by which life on the Nile depends on

Folk Arts

In praise of Ramadan lanterns

Ramadan, the month of piety and colourful lanterns, is a time of rich traditions passing back through the ages

Street Smart

No walk in Egypt's parks

What ever happened to Egypt's most popular public gardens? Ahram Online takes a stroll down memory lane

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