Is a special case in the world of decoration, combines between wood and pearl in a wonderful harmony giving us Azmeel the top craft, art, great at the end they call it «Arabesc», an art that is still on despite the widespread patterns of modern and contemporary decor, an important decoration theme...

Sayed Darwish, born in Kom Al-Dikka on 17 March 1892, Was an Egyptian singer and composer who was considered the father of Egyptian popular music, one of the pioneers of Arabic music, a leader of the “cultural renaissance” that swept Egypt at the turn of the century, and the bard of the 1919...

Soad Hosny one of the most beautiful, famous and loveable actresses in Egypt, was born in January 26, 1942, in Ataba, Cairo, Egypt – June 21, 2001 in London) was a famous Egyptian actress. She was known as the “Cinderella” of Egyptian cinema and one of the most influential actresses in...

An Egyptian piece of work named Koubbeh Palace, one of the various Egyptian palaces which currently serve as the country’s official guest house for visiting dignitaries. Built by Khedive Ismail in the 1800s, and situated several kilometers north of downtown Cairo, Koubbeh Palace was originally...

This building was discovered by accident, while removing the soil to search for the tomb of the Great Alexander by the Polish mission in 1960. Archeologists called it the Roman Theater when they discovered of marble stairs, but much controversy about the function of this ancient building. The excavation...

  *   ( ‘Elle 3ala rasoh batha ye-hasses 3aleha ) Literal translation: A person with a wound on his head keeps touching it.. Hidden meaning: A person is likely to point to his/her own weaknesses.. * ( 3ala kad lehafak med regleak ) Literal translation: Stretch your legs as far as your quilt...

Ismail Yasin (also credited as Ismail Yasseen; Arabic: إسماعيل ياسين‎) (September 15, 1915-May 24, 1972) was an Egyptian comedian/actor. He is famous for a series of films with his name in the title. Ismail Yassin had a difficult childhood in Suez where he was born. His mother died at...

Mustafa Kamil born on 14 August 1874 , was an Egyptian  journalist and political figure  , trained as a lawyer at the French law school in Cairo and the Law Faculty at the University of Toulouse in France . He began his career as an Egyptian nationalist by collaborating with the French , the Ottoman...

Mahmoud Shoko, (1912-1985) was born in the Darb al-Ahmar, his real name is: Mahmoud Ibrahim Ismail Musa, an Egyptian comedian, singer and monologues. Shokoko acted a lot of black and white movies and was associated with Ishmael Yassin, together they made a lot of duets and monologues, Mahmoud Shoko is...

 Rosetta Stone is a stone writing  two languages on it  (Egyptian and Greek), using three scripts (hieroglyphic, demotic and Greek) , Rosetta Stone written in three scripts because when it was written, there were three scripts being used in Egypt. The first was hieroglyphic which was the script used...

There were a variety of crowns in ancient Egypt. There are ten basic types of royal headdresses. The oldest of these, and perhaps the most prominent are the White Crown and the Red Crown, attested from the Predynastic Period . The While and Red Crowns: The White Crown, most commonly called hdt ((The...

She was born in December 30, 1898 in the province of Dakahlia her father Ibrahim Beltagy muezzin Tmai Zhaerp village, Center of Sanblawin, she was singing poems with her brother Khalid Ibrahim Beltagy. Within the age of ten had become a substitute to the public in a house in the Sheikh of the village...

You’re having a good time in Egypt, what would make it better is some music, so switch on 104.2 the Cairo’s number one hit music station, NILE FM. Nile FM is an Egyptian radio station, and actually it’s the best radio station in Egypt, represented only in English, plays the latest...

The El Sawy Culturewheel is a comprehensive cultural center laying on a 5,000 m2 area right under the 15th of May bridge on Zamalek island. It values human beings without any kind of classification. All visitors are treated equally regardless of their social, official and economic status. Likewise artists...