Date of source: Saturday, January 15, 2022
On Saturday, the Egyptian Embassy in Belgrade organized an event entitled "Cairo's contribution to the enrichment of Islamic culture: Architecture, calligraphy, artifacts", hosted by the Islamic Sheikhdom of Serbia.
Date of source: Thursday, September 30, 2021
Research on the dimensions of Egyptian culture and its history were the motivation behind the issuance of a publication series on identity, in order to research the past and its relationship with the present. Not only this, but its relationship to cultural action, and to create a stance for...
Date of source: Sunday, September 19, 2021
Dr. Inās ʿAbd al-Dāyim, Minister of Culture was accompanied by Major General Muḥammad al-Sharīf, governor of Alexandria and Father IbrāmImīl, the papal representative in Alexandria and the pastor of St. Mark's Church, at the inauguration of the book fair in the Coptic Cathedral in Alexandria. The...
Date of source: Monday, April 22, 2019
The Minister of Culture Dr. Inās ʿAbd al-Dāyim met in Cairo with Ambassador of Armenia in Cairo Karen Krikorian to discuss the ways of enhancing intellectual and artistic relations between the two countries.
Date of source: Thursday, October 25, 2012
Islamic preacher Yūsuf al-Badrī sparked extreme discontent in literary and cultural circles after his remarks in a TV show a couple of days ago in which he called for destroying “all statues and idols in Egypt as a religious duty over fears people might return to paganism”.
Date of source: Monday, October 15, 2018
Dr. ʿĀṭif ʿAbd al-Laṭīf, head of the Travelers Association for Tourism and Art and one of the organizer of the St. Catherine World Peace Forum dubbed ‘Here we pray together’ revealed the details of the forum’s program and its accompanying events.
In his press statement on Monday, ʿAbd al-Laṭīf...
Date of source: Monday, July 21, 2014
A committee of intellectuals and religious scholars has been formed by Grand Imam of the Azhar, Doctor Ahmad al-Tayyib, to discuss the issue of the representation of the prophets in cinema, in response to the recent film, ‘Noah’.
Date of source: Monday, June 23, 2014
Minister of Culture, Jābbir ‘Asfūr, criticized the position of the Azhar on the movie Noah. He stated that he shall not follow nor is he committed to the opinion of the Azhar.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Author Karam Sābir, member of the Writer’s Union, was convicted of contempt of religion for a set of short stories under the title “Where is God?” which promotes religion and faith.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 3, 2014
On the anniversary of the arrival of the Holy Family to Egypt, and under the auspices of the Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros, the Church of the Cave and The Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church has organized a celebration.