The Alexandria Film Festival is held in November. It has taken place every year since 1979. The Festival gives the Egyptians a rare opportunity to see foreign movies without censorship. The goal is to broadcast the works of unknown artists, expand the culture of film and to connect movie makers from every region. The annual…
Culture in Alexandria
Alexandria, the oldest city in Egypt holds one theme of heritage. It was founded by Alexander the Great in 331 BCE, the city is famous for antiquity. The great lighthouse is known as one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Its culture has its roots deep into its rich history and is the…
Top 5 Alexandrians to follow on social media
While Alexandria is an old city, it certainly hasn’t been left in the past. Here is a list of the most prominent personalities in Alexandria that you should be following on social media. Scroll down to see why you should hit that follow button! Hossam Bahgat Hossam Bahgat is the founder of the Egyptian Initiative…
Ibrahim Abdel Meguid
Ibrahim Abdel Meguid is an award-winning Egyptian author and novelist. He was born on the 2nd December 1946 in Alexandria, Egypt. He attended Alexandria University in 1973 where he achieved a BA in Philosophy. Later in 1975, he left Alexandria to live in Cairo, where he published his first novel, and soon took up the…
Egyptian clothing (traditional and modern)
Traditional clothing (Women) In Alexandria women used to wear the milaya lef (winding sheet). It is a large black cotton wrap which would be worn over normal clothes (most often with the mandil and bur’a). this garment was used for warmth, protection and modesty. As it had folded pockets, groceries could be easily stored as…
Travel Features
Alexandria is a fabulous city with so much to offer. To ensure you make the most of your time here, we have put together a few travel features by publications and magazines for you to read and gain some insight into the city. We have also added a small blurb on why we think they…
Pharos of Alexandria, Ancient Lighthouse
Pharos of Alexandria is considered one of the ‘Seven Wonders of the Ancient World’, built between 284 and 246 B.C. For many centuries it was considered the tallest man-made structure in the world, standing at an estimated 100m. Still regarded an architectural triumph, it’s the archetype of all lighthouses since. The structure stood on the…
Claudius Ptolemy
Claudius Ptolemy wrote the Almagest, the work that defined astronomy for over 1,000 years. He was an iconic scholar at the Library of Alexandria, Egypt, living from A.D 90 – 168. He lived and worked in Alexandria. The Almagest included a catalogue of over a thousand stars, recording their positions, constellations, and relative brightness’s; and…
Government of Alexandria
Egypt is a republic state divided into a three-layer hierarchy for the purpose of public administration. The Alexandria Governorate is one of 27 governorates in Egypt and its current governor is Dr. Abd El Aziz Konsowa and he was elected on the 30th of August 2018 by the elected president. The governor is assisted by…
Hussein Bicar
Hussien Bicar was an Egyptian artist and teacher born on the 2nd of January 1913 in Alexandria. During his life he worked as an artist, teacher, illustrator, traveller and reporter, travelling across northern Africa and the Middle East. He received multiple awards, including the Egyptian National Certificate of Appreciation and Medal of Honour in 1980,…
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