Gaber Asfour

Writer’s jail sentence over blasphemy draws intelligentsia criticisms
Egypt

Writer’s jail sentence over blasphemy draws intelligentsia criticisms

Media and intellectual figures have voiced discontent with a three-year sentence handed down on journalist Fatema Naout on Tuesday over…
Play performance provokes uproar between Al-Azhar and government
Art news

Play performance provokes uproar between Al-Azhar and government

The depiction of al-Hussein, the Prophet Mohamed’s grandson, in a play titled Al-Hussein Thaeran (Al-Hussein is Rebellious) has sparked controversy…
Ministry mulls solar illumination for Minya museum
Art news

Ministry mulls solar illumination for Minya museum

Antiquities Minister Mamdouh Al-Damaty is studying the possibility of lighting the Akhnaton Museum in Minya with solar energy, he said…
Culture Minister discusses protecting films from piracy
Cinema/TV

Culture Minister discusses protecting films from piracy

Minister of Culture Gaber Asfour held a meeting with members of the film industry chamber to discuss the challenges of…
Intellectuals denounce preacher’s call for destroying statues
Archaeology

Intellectuals denounce preacher’s call for destroying statues

Intellectuals and writers have lashed out at Islamic preacher Youssef al-Badry’s call to destroy statues because he considers them idols.…
New Egyptian Minister of Culture resigns for ‘health reasons’
Egypt

New Egyptian Minister of Culture resigns for ‘health reasons’

In the first surprise by the new Egyptian government headed by Ahmed Shafiq, Minister of Culture Gaber Asfour rendered his…
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