History of The Egyptian Tobacco Industry
The story started a long time ago, before the Melkonian and Matossian brothers. It begins with Nestor Gianaclis, the founder of the industry, a Greek who arrived in Egypt in 1864 and 1871 and established a factory in the Khairy…
Hossam Sakr the nomadic painter
Hossam Sakr is an Egyptian artist who explores the routes of human communication by expressing himself through portrait art. His artworks are expressed by sophisticated techniques and a great sense of colour Sakr was influenced by the disciplined art…
The Story of an Egyptian-Armenian Artist
Vahan Telpian was a mystic artist who practiced painting, sculpting, and decorative design. Born in 1963 to an Egyptian Armenian family, inheriting the Armenian artistic genes, and growing up in multicultural Cairo, he was an art lover. Inspired by his…
Visual Artist Melanie Partamian
Born in 1999 in Cairo, Egypt, Melanie Partamian is an Egyptian, Armenian and Greek visual artist and aspiring curator. Partamian holds a BA in Political Science from Cairo University and Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, as well as a masters degree in…
Visit Rwanda: Rwandan Traditional Costumes
Rwandans dress differently depending on what they do, whether casual or office work, but Rwandans are known for a certain dress code. Rwandan dress was traditionally made from bark cloth, hides, and skins Musanana VS Umushanana Musanana encompasses a floor-length…
The Egyptian Kilim Between the Past and Present
Kilim is a Turkish word that means pileless textile. It refers to the pile and how dense it is because it is made using a flat weaving techniques A kilim is a flat-woven area rug, whereas the terms “rug” or…
The Lebanese-Armenian Duduk Master
Raffi Chilingirian, a man whose journey is a true reflection of passion and a deep connection to his cultural heritage. From his early days as a boy in Lebanon, he was captivated by wind instruments, eventually becoming Lebanon’s first professional…