Author: Doaa Abdelhamid
An evocative exploration of the Hypatia Art Festival in Alexandria, where international female creators unite to bridge cultures through visual arts, music, and the revival of Andalusian poetic traditions.
The digital resurrection of Alexandria’s historic Raml Tram through the lens of engineer Ahmed Amara. Following the iconic line’s closure, Amara utilized 3D modeling and AI to preserve the tram’s visual identity and social atmosphere, transforming a vanishing piece of Egyptian heritage into an immersive virtual reality experience.
With the Alexandria tram set to cease operations completely on April 1st, one foundation organised a final journey to photograph and sketch its stations, carriages, and the people who made it run. The result is a visual archive of a 160-year-old institution about to disappear.
Palestinian writer Bassem Khandaqji speaks in Alexandria about prison, imagination, identity, and writing his Booker Prize–winning novel from captivity.
120-Year-Old botanical treasure caught between abandonment and controversial redevelopment plans
Students and faculty of Alexandria University fight to preserve the deteriorating Royal Palace amid a Heritage crisis.
Beyond the well-trodden paths to ancient libraries and sunken palaces, a different kind of excavation is underway in Egypt’s legendary port city. The “Iskenderona” project, now in its eighth year, is not digging for artefacts but for memory, mobilising youth to document and reimagine the living heritage of neighbourhoods at risk of being forgotten.
Although more than a century has passed since the death of the people’s artist Sayed Darwish, Alexandria—his birthplace—still has no museum to house his collection and immortalize his artistic legacy. Over the years, there have been repeated promises to establish a museum for the artist in the Kom El-Dikka area, but these have not gone beyond statements and individual efforts, and his rare possessions remain locked away in family homes between Cairo and Alexandria.
Dr. Ahmed Fouad Hanno, Minister of Culture, announced the return of the Alexandria Biennale to the Mediterranean countries after a hiatus of more than 12 years. He called on the media to raise awareness of the biennale so that it becomes a familiar and understood term among all segments of society. This came during a conference held at the Freedom Center for Creativity in Alexandria to announce details of the upcoming edition. The Minister of Culture emphasized that the Alexandria Biennale must have a strong impact on the public, not only through its events and exhibitions. Culture is not just…
A heated debate has erupted on social media in recent days after photos circulated of huge trees being cut down in the Roshdy area overlooking Abu Qir Street in eastern Alexandria. Users of social media platforms criticized this move, especially in light of the unusually hot weather and climate change the world is experiencing, asking: How can we cut down trees instead of increasing green spaces? Alexandria Governorate: Expansion aims to ease traffic congestion The governorate clarified in official statements that the tree cutting is part of a project to expand Al-Horreya Road from the Sidi Gaber area to the…