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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

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

Boulaq photography studio tells a story of protests, kings and bellydancers

The 70-year history of the San Francisco photography studio, located in the central Cairo district of Boulaq, contains many interesting pieces of Egyptian history

Event: Sufism and Religious Dialogue

Sufism - the inner, mystical dimension of Islam - under discussion at Cairo University on 26 March

Egyptian artist tackles revolution, before and after

Renowned visual artist Helmi El-Touni's latest exhibition depicts Egypt's ongoing transitional phase in vivid folk colours

Garagos Handicrafts in town

The Annual exhibition of pottery and tapestry handicrafts of Garagos Artists is back in town

Made in Egypt - real Egypt

From the heart of Upper Egypt, authentic handcrafts are now on exhibition in Cairo

Folk: Hajj paintings in Arabic Edition

A seminar is held to celebrate the book of graffiti prints- an Upper Egyptian phenomenon

In praise of Ramadan lanterns

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

Musical icon Zakaria Ahmed (1896-1961) in the press

On the 53rd anniversary of his death, Ahram Online remembers the Sheikh of Composers

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When water flowed from an Egyptian masterpiece

As the world celebrates water day on 22 March, Ahram Online remembers Mohamed Ali Pasha's fountain, Egypt's first drinking water system

Andalusi Intellectuals in Alexandria & the Delta : Abul Hasan al-Sustari

"The Pride of the Poor and Prince of the Austere, the Blessing of al-Andalus … Abul Hasan of Sustar was a man of great knowledge" says Ibn al-Khatib on the ultra spiritual poet and musician

Aragoz: Beloved Egyptian puppet and political commentator

At the opening of the fifth forum of Egyptian folk dolls comes the story of Egypt's oldest puppet

The folk doll forum is back

‘Theatres everywhere’ is the slogan of this year’s folk doll forum (22-28 February), the fifth, an annual event held under the auspices of Ministry of Culture and the Cultural Development Fund in the heart of Islamic Cairo

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