Culture
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Lower Egypt
Alexandria’s Shallalat Gardens: Historic Park Faces Neglect Amid Development Fears
120-Year-Old botanical treasure caught between abandonment and controversial redevelopment plans The Shallalat Gardens in Alexandria, Egypt’s second-largest city on the…
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Lower Egypt
Alexandria Footnotes Walking Tours: A City That Doesn’t Reveal Its Secrets Easily
By Mirna Gohar Exploring Alexandria’s hidden layers through footnotes walking tours If nostalgia were a dish of food, what would…
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Lower Egypt
Prince Omar Tosson Palace Alexandria: Historic Royal Residence Faces Urgent Restoration Crisis
Students and faculty of Alexandria University fight to preserve the deteriorating Royal Palace amid a Heritage crisis. A historic royal…
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Upper Egypt
Assiut’s Urban Heritage Crisis: Egyptian City Loses Identity Amid Demolition and Neglect
A promised urban coordination committee remains inactive while historic buildings fall and architectural chaos spreads across one of Egypt’s oldest…
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Greater Cairo
Daoud Abdel Sayed: Ranking the Films of Egyptian Cinema’s Philosophical Auteur
How Daoud Abdel Sayed balanced philosophical depth with popular appeal across a four-decade career. The late Egyptian director Daoud Abdel…
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Upper Egypt
Christmas in Asyut: Decorations and Sweets Bring Muslims and Copts Together
The streets of Asyut glitter with Christmas lights and decorations, but the real transformation is invisible. This traditionally conservative city…
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Upper Egypt
What is Kiahk? Ancient Egyptian Coptic Month Blends Christian Prayer with Agricultural Traditions
While much of the world marks December with Christmas preparations, Egypt’s Coptic Christians observe Kiahk, a month-long convergence of Marian…
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Uncategorized
Daoud Abdel Sayed (1946-2025): Egyptian Film Director Who Taught Me to Love Wisdom, Stories, and Life
A Personal Eulogy for the Auteur Filmmaker Behind ‘Land of Fear’ and ‘Messages from the Sea’ By Yahya Khalifa When…
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Upper Egypt
Egypt’s Ancient Stick Fighting Art: Meet the Master Keeping Tahtib Tradition Alive
After 50 years of practice, Amer Mohamed Tawfiq now leads Luxor’s National Tahtib Festival, preserving a martial art with Pharaonic…
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Lower Egypt
Alexandria’s Historic Tram Faces Modernization: Residents Fear Losing Africa’s Oldest Transit System
Egypt’s 164-year-old “Tramway” modernisation plan sparks debate between progress and preservation in the Mediterranean coastal city. Modernisation Plans for Africa’s…
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