Author: Athanasios Koutoupas
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Egyptian artist hopes for record with 700-meter Koran
Saad Mohammed, who has hand-painted Islamic motifs on the walls and ceilings of his home in the town of Belqina, north of Cairo, has reproduced the Muslim holy book on a paper scroll 700 meters long. He displays the intricately decorated manuscript in a large wooden box with rollers at each end. “This Koran is…
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Egyptian archaeologists unearth tomb of 18th Dynasty magistrate in west Luxor
Mostafa Waziry, Director General of Luxor Antiquities, told reporters on Tuesday that the tomb, which was unearthed in the Deraa Abu El-Nagaa necropolis, most likely belonged to the city’s counsullor Usrhat. The New Kingdom funerary collection includes dozens of statues, coffins and mummies. Minister of Antiquities Khaled El-Enany told Ahram Online that, despite the tomb’s…
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Athens and Epidaurus Festival 2017: Youthful, Alternative, Political
Throughout this summer, the Festival will present a rich programme of open-air theatre, ancient drama, opera, classical music, concerts and dance performances at landmark locations in Athens and Epidaurus. Its new identity – a festival that is inclusive, that reflects its host city, and that brings the livelier aspects of society back into play is…