Tag: Culture
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Egypt’s Popular Annual Book Fair Promotes Reading Culture With New Initiatives
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 book fair was used as a launch pad for governmental initiatives and the introduction of recently published authors. In addition to hosting a total of 850 publishers – including 50 foreign…
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14,000 Discarded Refugee Lifejackets Traveling to Berlin for Art Project
The decision to give away the used lifejackets — bought by refugees in Turkey and most of them flimsy — was taken by the island’s mayor, Spyros Galinos, who told ANA-MPA that the aim is to create a work that “will affect and mobilize the entire international community regarding the crime that takes place every…
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Egypt’s soprano Fatma Said wins prestigious Dublin Int’l 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). The results were announced on Thursday during a special gala that included six finalists. The competition is named…
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Significant statuettes discovered at archaeological site of Aptera
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. The statue of Artemis, guardian goddess of Aptera, is in excellent condition and was…