Heritage
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Lower Egypt
The Bounty of the Traps: How a Humble Fish Anchors Damietta’s Maritime Soul
Discover how a tiny, roe-filled fish called shabar al-jawabi anchors the maritime identity, culinary rituals, and ancient trapping traditions of…
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Upper Egypt
Debate Ignites Over a Modern Amenity in an Ancient Landscape
As controversy stirs over a relocated cafeteria near Karnak Temple’s Sacred Lake, Egyptian archaeological officials clarify the preservation standards protecting…
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Lower Egypt
Port Said Awakes to Destruction: The French Post Office and the Final Chapter of the City’s First Era
A look at the sudden demolition of Port Said’s historic French Post Office, tracing its journey from a 19th-century cabaret…
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Upper Egypt
The Last Shred of Al-Kareena: The Ancient Palm Fiber Craft Facing Extinction in Damietta
As modern synthetics dominate, Damietta’s ancient Kareena artisans fight to preserve the fading, eco-friendly craft of natural palm-fiber upholstery. By…
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Greater Cairo
Whose Grave Is This? Naguib Surur, Dante, and the Elegy That Haunts Egypt
On what would have been his birthday, we revisit Naguib Surur, the Egyptian poet who found perfection in an anonymous…
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Lower Egypt
Mohamed Meeda, Guardian of Egypt’s Simsimiyya Heritage, Dies at Nearly 70
Mohamed Meeda, the master musician and instrument maker who helped document the simsimiyya for UNESCO, has passed away after a…
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Lower Egypt
The Rise and Fall of Menatel: Ghosts of Egypt’s Public Phone Booths
Once, 33,000 green-and-yellow booths connected lovers, shattered families, and changed fates across Egypt. Today, they stand as silent ruins. A…
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Lower Egypt
In Port Said, an illiterate artist’s Hajj murals still haunt the city’s walls
In Port Said’s working-class alleys, illiterate artist Taha Shehata painted Hajj murals that transformed poverty into spiritual triumph. More than…
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Greater Cairo
In Egypt, the Pilgrimage to Mecca Begins With a Song
On the eve of Eid, lanterns are lit and songs rise from kitchens. These are the vanishing rituals of Egypt’s…
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Upper Egypt
“They Still Live in Our Hearts”: Why Upper Egypt Won’t Let Its Hajj Songs Die
What happens when 22 million YouTube views meet centuries of tradition? Upper Egypt’s pilgrimage songs face an uncertain future. By…
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