Tag: Culture
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Egypt’s Popular Annual Book Fair Promotes Reading Culture With New Initiatives
The 47th annual Egyptian Book Fair, which kicked off on January 27 and comes to an end on February 10, brought a unique mix of events, initiatives, seminars and newly published authors. In addition to inviting Bahrain as its guest of honor and hosting a total of 850 publishers in the famous “Soor Al-Azbakeya” location, the…
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14,000 Discarded Refugee Lifejackets Traveling to Berlin for Art Project
About 14,000 lifejackets used and discarded by refugees and migrants after their arrival on the coast of Lesvos travelled to Berlin on Tuesday so that they can be used by Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei for a new art project. The decision to give away the used lifejackets — bought by refugees in Turkey and most…
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Egypt’s soprano Fatma Said wins prestigious Dublin Int’l Singing Competition
24-year-old Egyptian soprano Fatma Said was announced as the winner of the 8th Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition. Egyptian soprano Fatma Said has won this year’s Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition in Dublin, coming ahead of baritone William Davenport, (2nd prize, USA), soprano Adriana Gonzalez (3rd prize, Guatemala) and soprano Anna Anadarajh (4th prize, UK).…
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Significant statuettes discovered at archaeological site of Aptera
First estimates date the statuettes to the late 1st – early 2nd century AD Archaeological excavations unearthed significant finds at Aptera, Chania on the island of Crete. Two small sized sculptures of about 0.54cm height were discovered, οne of Artemis is made of copper and the second of her brother Apollo was made of marble.…