Gaber Asfour
Writer’s jail sentence over blasphemy draws intelligentsia criticisms
Egypt
January 27, 2016
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
December 24, 2014
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
November 1, 2014
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
October 17, 2014
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
October 24, 2012
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
February 9, 2011
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…