Every Sunday, 7.30pm (Free entry): The Nile Troupe for Folk Instruments, founded by artist Zakariya El-Hagawy, performs dances and songs from Upper Egypt on mizmar, tabla and other traditional musical ...

When the July Revolution occurred in 1952, Egypt possessed three leading singers: Umm Kalthoum, Mohamed Abdel Wahab, and ...

A Space for Popular Veneration These funerals are not merely farewell ceremonies, they are scenes overflowing with emotion, ...

The heirs of the late artist Abdel Halim Hafez, through their legal representative, have filed an official complaint with the ...

Every Friday, 8pm (Free entry): “Alaragouz wa Khayal Al-Zel” (The Karakouz and The Shadow Puppet), a free public performance ...

Tiny seeds like chia and halim offer significant health benefits, aiding digestion, lowering cholesterol, and improving metabolism. Chia seeds, rich in soluble fiber and omega-3s, show promise in ...

Earlier this year, my colleague and bud Kelefa Sanneh suggested that music critics, as a lot, have gone soft—becoming submissive, overly agreeable, and, in some cases, nearly servile. He’s right, of ...

Hafez Ashraf Uddin, 71, was found guilty at trial of attacking six victims aged between seven and 14 years old between 1985 and 1999. Credit: Suffolk Police A former religious teacher who was ...

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It's Friday, it's mid-November, and the weekly deluge of new albums felt like it was finally starting to slow down as we approach the holidays — until we looked at our Nov. 14 list of LPs, EPs, ...

The 1980s might be the easiest decade to caricature. But the best ’80s albums prove that the decade wasn't just about big hair, big shoulder pads, and even bigger mobile phones—and that the era's ...

As the seasons continue to change with more rapidity and the weeks turn into months that roll into years, there are at least a few constants: death, taxes and Taylor Swift. Even if she’s not on tour ...