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Downtown Cairo Hosts the 13th Edition of D-CAF Festival

Downtown Cairo Hosts the 13th Edition of D-CAF Festival

The Story Behind the 3000-Year-Old Missing Bracelet: A Conversation of Heritage, Identity, and Culture

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In September 2025, news broke of a rare artefact disappearing from the Egyptian Museum in…

Missing Golden Bracelet The Egyptian Museum

Cairo Food Week: The Return of a Citywide Culinary Festival

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Cairo Food Week is back with its third edition, beginning on September 25th, and it’s…

Cairo Food Week CFW +8
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5 Animation Workshops in Cairo: Styles, Fees, and How to Join

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Image via AUC SCE Every one of us has grown up watching animated movies and…

Animation Workshops in Cairo

Yahia El Fakhrany's King Lear: A Perfectly Executed Theatre Production

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King Lear has been in the National Theatre for almost three months now. After viewing…

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Egypt Establishes September 15 as its National Day of Music in Honour of Sayed Darwish

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Egypt has officially introduced a new cultural tradition. Minister of Culture Dr Ahmed Fouad Heno…

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5 Book Clubs Around Cairo: Reading as a Communal Activity

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Image via Diwan Bookstore Reading as a hobby can sometimes feel lonely if you don't…

Bibliothek Egypt Cairo Book Clubs +5

Cairo’s Statues: The Quirky Stories They Don’t Tell You

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Image via website Walk through Cairo and you’ll notice more than the honking cars and…

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From Harraniya to the World: The Story of Fatma Awad, the Artist Who Wove Joy with Needle and Thread

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Images via website In a humble village on the banks of the Nile called Harraniya,…

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The Oldest Palestinian Grocery in Cairo: 90 Years of Authentic Flavour in the Heart of Downtown

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Images via website & Facebook A century-old story in Downtown lies in the bustle of…

Downtown Gems Grocery Stores +1

Jameel House of Traditional Arts in Cairo Opens Applications for Its Two-Year Programme

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Image via website If you’ve ever dreamed of turning your creative spark into a craft…

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User reviews

Cerealbowl

Seecoz: ‘Street Greek’ On Fleek in New Cairo So authentic and tasty!

Waseem El Tanahi

Mandarine Koueider One of the best places in Cairo to get dessert! A must try!

Maram

Gareemet El Immobilia Hany Adel's acting skills in this movie is BEYOND!!

Mohamad.El-Wakeel

Interstellar Interstellar is Nolan’s best and most brazenly ambitious film to date. Doubling down on the Kubrick comparisons, he’s…

Waseem.El Tanahi

Dos Cañas Without a doubt my favorite spot in Cairo. Great views, great food, and fantastic atmosphere. Once you go…

Emanuel.essam

Logan Nice movie, I recommend it to my friends.