Many have reported and commented on the significance of Pope Francis’ visit to Iraq, mainly when Iran and the region is going through many shifts and conflicts. Although the whole visit was important…

The recent historic visit by Pope Francis to Iraq has brought the name of Mesopotamia to top Arab and international headlines, but this time in the context of “fraternity and peace” rather than…

Former U.S. President Donald Trump presided over the most restrictive immigration and asylum regime in modern American history. In just four years, his administration all but paralyzed the asylum…

There is an awful similarity between religion and neoclassical economics. Whereby in religious studies, you learn the mysticism of spirituality. In neoclassical economics, you learn the inefficiency…

Many believe that thousands of Europeanswho traveledto the Middle East between the16thand20th centuries were merchants, soldiers, and diplomats. However,there was also a large number ofartists who…

Living up to its great position regionally and internationally, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under the leadership of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz…

February might be the official month of love. However, in our Arabic and Egyptian intangible heritage, love is celebrated all year through the volumes of narratives about love interwoven with legends…

The sounds of music were loud in a dinner hall inside one of the floating restaurants in Cairo’s upscaleneighbourhoodofMaadi. Outside the hall,HanaaMoustafa, 35, was preparing to enter and perform…

‘All that you left behind’ is what this compilation of short stories is about. A brief history of the intangible heritage of Cairo, the city that conquers all. Born in 1958, writer…

As the world is facing unprecedented challenges brought upon by the COVID-19 pandemic, a global action is highly required based on cooperation, solidarity and recognition of all efforts and our…