Culture

A view from the entrance of Khayamiya Street leading up to Bab Zuweila, one of the surviving main gates of Cairo’s Old City. (AFP)
Egypt’s khayamiya handicraft legacy surviving against all odds
Marwa al-A’sar-98740
A view of the Citerne Beirut building. (Courtesy of Citerne Beirut)
Bureaucracy and politics hindering cultural life in Lebanon
Samar Kadi
A man chooses a book at Al-Azbakeya market in Cairo. (Reuters)
Arab book publishing threatened by copyright infringement
Mahmoud Zaki
Iraqi cartoonist takes a jab at corruption, political power
Wared Badr al-Salem-26756
Tunisian actress Hend Sabry celebrates after receiving the Best Actress Tanit during the closing ceremony of the Carthage Film Festival, November 2. (AFP)
Nejib Ayed’s legacy lives on at Carthage Film Festival
Roua Khlifi
Egyptian actor Khaled El Nabawi performs in “Kingdoms of Fire.” (Courtesy of Mohamed Suleiman Abdel Malek)
TV drama challenges historical narrative of Ottoman conquest in the Arab world
Ahmed Megahid
Tunisian Muslims read verses in the praise of Prophet Mohammed as believers celebrate the birthday of Islam's prophet at the historic Zaituna mosque in central Tunis. (AFP)
Mawlid holiday brings joy, festivities to Muslim countries
Iman Zayat
Visitors view a photograph by Majida Khattari. (Saad Guerraoui)
Moroccan artist showcases Palmyra in photo exhibition
Saad Guerraoui
Piers Secunda works on moulds of damaged artefacts in Mosul museum. (Courtesy of Piers Secunda)
Iraq heritage: from the cradle of civilisation to the vortex of destruction
Zainab Mehdi-47658