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Love in Ramadan mosalsalat over the years: Attend a screening of clips and songs from popular Ramadan shows by Egyptian screenwriter Osama Anwar Okasha to look at how these mosalsalat have approached the issues of love and romance. The event — curated by Amr Bayoumi and hosted by comedian Mohamed Salem — includes a musical performance of the shows’ theme songs by the Ahmed Raouf Hamdy Troupe. The event kicks off at Tahrir Cultural Center’s Ewart Memorial Hall at 8:30pm tonight.

Explore traditional Egyptian music with the Mazaher Ensemble tomorrow, as part of the French Institute of Egypt’s Ramadan Nights Program. The show, which kicks off at 9pm, will see the ensemble putting on a performance based on Sufi scripts, with traditional Egyptian instruments such as the kawala, mazhar, nakrazan, and dholak.

Looking for an Easter activity for your little ones? Join Bookly Ever After today in Maadi. To register for the event and for more details click here.

A show for all ages:Goha fe Rawabet by ACT Theatre Group adapts Goha’s famous anecdotes, along with other short scenes from Egyptian folklore with enduring messages. The production kicked off yesterday, with another show today and tomorrow. Ticket proceeds will go towards public sector children’s hospitals. For more information, check out the event’s Facebook page, and for reservations through Ticketsmarche click here.

Expose yourself to some art and culture and walk around central Cairo: Qahrawya are organizing two separate “iftour” (iftar tour) events next month, which entail an art walking tour after sitting down for iftar together. The tours began with one in Zamalek yesterday and will continue with the second in downtown Cairo on Saturday, 22 April, starting at 5:30pm.

Catch Medhat Saleh this Wednesday, 12 April at 9:30pm at the Cairo Opera House as performs some of his hits along with Arabic favorites.

Hazem Shaheen, one of the Middle East’s best oud players,will be performing on Friday, 14 April at 9pm at Rawabet Art Space. To book tickets check out the event’s Facebook page.

Enjoy Egyptian Project’s bedazzling live performance at Skas restaurantover sohour on Friday, 14 April. For more information or to reserve click here.

Learn more about popular Egyptian folk sayings at a unique location on Saturday, 15 April at 8pm in MASQ - Maq’ad of Sultan Qaitbey. Through storytelling with Nesma Medhat, a director, author, and founder of several projects focused on reviving Egyptian folklore, you will be guided through Egyptian heritage using a unique method.

Have a laugh at BigBang’s stand-up comedy night at Room Art Space and Cafe in New Cairo on Saturday, 15 April at 8:30pm with the performance starting at 9pm. For more details about the line-up and tickets check out their Facebook event page.

Catch Irtigalia on Sunday, 16 April for a night of improvisation at Room Art Space and Cafewhere the Irtigalia performers take their direction from you, the audience. To book tickets check out their event page for more information.

The Iliad of the Arabs: El Warsha Theater Troupe will perform, through storytelling and singing, the Epic of Beni Helal, which recounts the story of a Bedouin tribe as it migrates from the Arab peninsula westwards across the Sahara Desert to escape drought. The show is taking place next Wednesday, 19 April, at 8:30pm at Tahrir Cultural Center.