Only when we create – whether love, art, literature or cherishable moments – can we counter our own perishability
We watched 40 + films to help guide you through Zawya's exciting regional cinema festival
Film is at the center of this week’s cultural activities in Cairo, Alexandria, Ismailia and Port Said
Jailan Zayan, who fled Libya as a child with her family, discusses Hisham Matar's moving memoir
Transfer, Transport, Transit, points to the artist’s research and ambitions beyond nationalistic imagery
Ahmed Ismail, from Sohag, gives his version of a much-misrepresented region
This week is full of gallery openings and festival launches encompassing dance, film and visual arts
The Said Marzouk film considered one of the few films to influence Egypt's rigid, unyielding laws
Behind the scenes at Found in Translation, our new collaboration with Cairo Jazz Club
A new Cairo band synthesizes a classical German poem with quintessential heavy metal sounds for their debut album
Our tips for the week, including the latest addition to Mada Mada’s Cairo events, Found in Translation
Economic language has seeped deep into the everyday in western Europe, and is being imported into Egypt through funding
"The cast gets implicated in the films, and we develop them together"
2 state-sponsored culture festivals, an exhibition at Gypsum, documentaries at Cimatheque
Filmmakers and fellow critics tell us their memories of the renowned film writer
Omar Khalifa recounts how he discovered the Saint Lucian poet through Mahmoud Darwish
Offerings in Egypt's culture sphere this week: a book signing, a gallery opening, and an all-female music night
Four case studies reveal how cultural producers get penalized or censored
There has never been so much good music out there, but no one knows how to find and apprehend it
Can we create art without taking our context into consideration?
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