Ahram Online talks to Shaker Abd El-Hamid, the newly appointed minister of culture, about challenges and pressures facing the ministry … More
Month: December 2011
An isolated Christmas
On 17 December, the Cairo Opera House Main Hall invited the audience to the annual Christmas Concert of the Cairo … More
Freedom is the base for creativity, says minister of culture to Art Lovers Society
Egypt’s new minister of culture tells an audience of the Art Lovers Society that Egyptians will never allow religion to … More
Christmas with the Nutcracker: Cairo Ballet Still Hopeful
For Christmas, a little girl named Clara receives a mechanical doll. Since there is always something mysterious about Christmas, her … More
East-west bonanza
On 7 and 8 December, the Cairo Opera Ballet Company presented Ballet Lorkiana with El Leila El Kebira at the … More
Music helps babies, toddlers and kids excel
Kindermusik is a world-renowned music education programme to develop babies and toddlers; Ahram Online visits an official representative of Kindermusik … More
Tunisia security forces to break student sit-in over niqab issue
The dean of the Arts Department at the University of Manouba calls on the local police to end a sit-in … More
Carols for the Islamists
This year Santa Claus comes to Egypt under very difficult social, religious and political circumstances. With all the changes taking … More
Salafists force temporary closure of Tunisian university’s arts department
Ultra-conservative Salafist students force temporary closure of Manouba University’s arts department in row over niqab and gender segregation Published on … More
Tunisia’s creative documents
From protagonists and documentarians, today, Tunisian photographers – and other artists – went on to becoming commentators on the unfolding … More
NY fundraiser for Tahrir field hospital
Alwan Arab Music Ensemble to perform in New York to raise money for the Tahrir field hospital Published in Ahram … More
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