On how the recent scan results could help clear up major mysteries about Ancient Egypt, part 1.
The salon did veer away from the trend of recycling the works of Egyptian modernists, yet it also fell victim to the usual insistence on painting as the true and…
«There is no problem in a policeman, as a citizen, having an opinion about the appropriate length of a man’s hair. But it becomes catastrophic when…»
American writer Henry James’s self-image as a spider garnering stories instead of flies could equally apply to Egyptian literary giant Tawfiq al-Hakim. Both bequeathed huge literary testaments to the world,…
As well as these four Cairo events to consider attending, there are a couple of ongoing exhibitions you could visit, including Randa Shaath's photography exhibition at Gypsum, Cimatheque's archival selection…
Pictures and chat from the Adam Henein museum, out near the pyramids.
I’d like to defend inaccessibility and the virtues of getting lost, writes Nour El Safoury.
Randa Shaath on showing in a contemporary art gallery and the battles of working in Egyptian newspapers.
The theater symbolizes the state, that's why we don't enter it throughout the film.
This week there is a true diversity of arts events to choose from.
“Ideas have wings. No one can stop them from reaching people.”
Class voyeurism can be a valuable thing in literature, but not when it fails to be anything more than itself.
This week, catch the last couple of days of Hassan Khan’s Alexandria marathon, go see Randa Shaath's quietly beautiful photographs at Cairo's Gypsum Gallery, or follow the final stops of…
More and more attention is being given to the presence of Arab cinema in the international film market.
There’s a general trend, especially in mainstream narrative cinema, to approach the cinematic medium as capable of expanding our moral horizons.
«How do you feel when you learn that the author of the novel you’ve been reading and enjoying for the past few days has just been…»
Emad El-Din Aysha is seriously underwhelmed and quite confused by a new Egyptian hacktivist movie.
Syndicate head Hany Shaker said the musicians are part of a Western conspiracy aiming to spread “chaos and immorality” among young Egyptians.
Several groups and organizations have appealed to Prosecutor General Nabil Sadek on Sunday to suspend the two-year prison sentence handed to novelist Ahmed Naji…
This is a translation of a statement initially published last night in Arabic by websites Mada Masr, Qoll, Za2ed18 and Zahma.
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