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Articles of the author Salwa Samir
Turkish centre opened in Alex
ALEXANDRIA - Turkish Minister of Finance Mehmet Simsek inaugurated on Saturday the new branch of the Yunus Emre Turkish Cultural Centre in the coastal city of Alexandria, the second in Egypt after the one in Giza. The opening of the centre featured a musical concert and Turkish-Egyptian (...)

28 - 04 - 2013
Beit el-Sennari and Napoleon's legacy
CAIRO - When Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Egypt in 1789, he came with his scientists, scholars and artists to establish a French cultural base in Egypt. They began their mission of making the first European study of Egypt, which they published as Le description de l'Egypte. Beit el-Sennari in Sayeda (...)

18 - 04 - 2013
Charity event with a special touch
Every year for the past three years, Turkish Ambassador in Cairo Huseyin Avni Botsali has held a spring charity event at his residence in Giza. But it was different this year, as the Ambassador bade farewell to the attendees, because his commitment as a diplomat in Cairo is soon to end. This yearly (...)

14 - 04 - 2013
Melodic oasis on Ramsis Street
CAIRO - Despite being located in Ramsis Street, the most crowded, congested and noisy street in Cairo, the National Arab Music Institute refreshes you as if you are entering an oasis, indicated by the domed neo-Islamic building with its highly ornamented interior, an echo of the street's more (...)

03 - 04 - 2013
From plastic caps to wheelchairs
Plastic water bottle caps and any other plastic caps or lids from domestic products, even the caps on tubes of toothpaste, can help provide the needy with wheelchairs. This is the idea of a campaign called 'Farahhom wa Es'edhom' (Make them Joyful and Please Them). This idea was born of a (...)

30 - 03 - 2013
Beit el-Seheimy – a beguiling Cairo home
CAIRO - A marvellous place that reflects the history and beauty of Muezz li-Din Allah Street in Islamic Cairo is Beit el-Seheimy, which stands on the corner with Darb al-Asfar (yellow lane), where its main entrance is located. The house, resembling a mansion in Islamic style, is situated in the (...)

29 - 03 - 2013
A green city of museums
Agriculture has played a major role in the lives of Egyptians since the Pharaonic era, and this is reflected in the huge Agriculture Museum in Egypt. It was established in 1938 in the palace of Princess Fatma (daughter of Khedive Ismail) and striking and decorative purpose-built edifices near the (...)

21 - 03 - 2013
Magnificent legacy of Amir Taz
Seeing the splendour of our heritage in Egypt makes one feel the greatness of our ancestors but what enhances this pleasure is to see the younger generation at a historic site, breathing in its beauty in an ambience that blends old and new. At Amir Taz Palace in the Khalifa district of Islamic (...)

14 - 03 - 2013
Islamic Art Museum's wondrous diversity
The origin of Cairo's outstanding Museum of Islamic Art dates back to the era of Khedive Ismail era (ruled from 1863-1879), when it was decided to start collecting examples of rare woodwork and plaster artefacts, as well as metal, ceramic, glass, crystal, and textile objects of all periods, from (...)

07 - 03 - 2013
Celebrating Sawy Centre anniv.
CAIRO - The Sawy Cultural Centre, a Mecca for entertainment and culture lovers located in Zamalek, held its 10th exhibition for Cultural Services on Thursday. Sixteen embassies located in Egypt participated in the even t, which included among others, Indonesia, Turkey, the UK, Japan, Pakistan, (...)

03 - 03 - 2013
Visionary blind doyen of Arabic literature
Taha Hussein led a controversial and inspiring life, battling to advance enlightenment, women's emancipation and rationalism. With his 1926 publication on pre-Islamic poetry, Hussein found himself on the front line and the front pages of newspapers, as his views had became highly divisive in (...)

27 - 02 - 2013
Home of the Prince of Poets
ON entering his museum, one is welcomed by two bronze statues of cherubim, representing messengers of thought and culture bearing torches of enlightenment. There is also a large statue of him, created by late Egyptian sculptor Gamal el-Seguini, which is a replica of a bronze statue the Italian (...)

16 - 02 - 2013
Pharaoh for a day
Why not combine a Nile trip with learning more about Pharaonic life and traditions and also seeing Karnak Temple and Tutankhamen's tomb without going to Luxor? You can do this by visiting the Pharaonic Village located in el-Bahr el-Azam Street, Giza, your destination being a complete replica of an (...)

06 - 02 - 2013
House of the Nation
This exceptional museum is of great historic and personal interest in Egypt and has long been close to the heart of Egyptians. Outside this building erupted the Egyptian revolution, not that of 2011, but the 1919 Revolution. Beit el-Umma is located in the Mounira district of Cairo and was the home (...)

30 - 01 - 2013
Museum of the Royal Opera House
Millions of people have visited the Cairo Opera House located in the Gezira district, being entertained by its art forms, such as drama and music. You can find out more about the Opera House's history by visiting its museum, located on the first floor of the Main Hall. It tells the story of the (...)

24 - 01 - 2013
FB campaign for promoting tourism
CAIRO - The story began some years ago when Mohamed el-Naggar, whose hobby is taking photographs of touristic places in Egypt, started posting these photos on his personal Facebook account. The feedback from his friends was the same: "Wow, wonderful photos, where are these places? We want to go." (...)

13 - 01 - 2013
Story of the Egyptian Pound
ON the occasion of the 114th anniversary of issuing the first one Egyptian Pound banknote in 1899, artist Ahmed Biro is holding an exhibition entitled 'The Story of the Egyptian Pound'. His unique exhibition comprises paintings on wood, 201 x 202 cm, depicting the Egyptian Pound. "I would like to (...)

06 - 01 - 2013
‘Star of the Orient' in Manial
CAIRO - When you enter the museum, you feel that you will see her somewhere, standing here or there, or talking to her friends, or overseeing preparations for one of her concerts. Her voice was adored by millions of people in the Arab world and even farther field. Um Kulthoum is really there in a (...)

29 - 11 - 2012
‘Star of the Orient' in Manial
When you enter the museum, you feel that you will see her somewhere, standing here or there, or talking to her friends, or overseeing preparations for one of her concerts. Her voice was adored by millions of people in the Arab world and even farther field. Um Kulthoum is really there in a museum (...)

27 - 11 - 2012
The Nilometer – still an ingenious innovation
The Ancient Egyptian civilisation depended vastly on the River Nile and its annual flooding. The river's water level and speed predictability, together with the fertile soil that evolved over centuries made it possible for the Egyptians to build a civilisation based on vast agricultural (...)

20 - 11 - 2012
Erdogan's enthusiastic visit to Cairo
CAIRO - Egypt's Prime Minister Hisham Qandil has said on Sunday that "mutual benefit" is the only way to maintain the country's bilateral relations with Turkey, expressing gratitude to Ankara for supporting Egypt's January 25 Revolution. "This support has not only been emotional, but also (...)

18 - 11 - 2012
Have you been to Gayer-Anderson?
CAIRO - Would you like to be part of 16th Century history and admire the magnificent collection of oriental furniture, rugs, glassware, silk, Strass crystal and embroidered Arab costumes? See stylish furniture and works of art from Turkey, Persia, Syria and other iconic places of the Orient? If (...)

15 - 11 - 2012
Have you been to Gayer-Anderson?
Would you like to be part of 16th Century history and admire the magnificent collection of oriental furniture, rugs, glassware, silk, Strass crystal and embroidered Arab costumes? See stylish furniture and works of art from Turkey, Persia, Syria and other iconic places of the Orient? If yes, please (...)

13 - 11 - 2012
Rock of Asia sways Cairo
CAIRO - Coming all the way from Japan, the band Rock of Asia gave several concerts in Egypt last week. It is the acoustic folk-rock group of Nikki Matsumoto, a Japanese musician and singer, who has travelled to many parts of the world. The Tokyo-based Japanese band has been performing since the (...)

10 - 11 - 2012
Turkish help in development project
GIZA Governor Ali Abdel-Rahman and Mayor of Istanbul Kadir Topbas signed a co-operation protocol at the Turkish Ambassador's residence in Giza, Tuesday night. The event, which was attended by Cairo Governor Osama Kamal and Turkish diplomat Husyin Avni Botsali, aims at presenting information and (...)

07 - 11 - 2012
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