The most visible phenomenon in this year's fair is the sweeping presence of Egyptian colloquial Arabic poetry collections.
After being closed for years, mid-century movie theater Cinema Karim re-opened on January 28. Boasting 600 seats and located on the historic Emad Eddin Street in downtown…
While analogue synthesizers were at the center of Rami Abadir’s contribution to the My Nineties project, in his new album Shawakish — co-produced with Mustafa El Sayed — the Roland…
This week Scottish-Yemeni filmmaker Sara Ishaq presented two films back-to-back at Zawya: Oscar-nominated Karama has no Walls and a far more interesting feature on her family, The Mulberry House. Both films…
Despite taking a pro-Palestinian position in the struggle against Israeli Zionism, LeGassick’s outspoken criticism of the dictatorial rule of Gamal Abdel Nasser would still not earn him favor among a…
The Antiquities Ministry has launched investigations into the mysterious discovery of three sarcophagi found floating in an irrigation canal in Minya. The…
One recent evening, Maha ElNabawi, Rowan El Shimi and Ziggy the dog met with the core team behind the much-anticipated Oshtoora festival — Heba El-Sherif, Muhammad El-Quessny, Youssef Atwan and…
This black-and-white downer of a film is the story of all of Egypt’s young people, then and now
Way too much has been said and written about the social media use of the January 25 generation. Hysterical (local and international) news outlets and commentators quickly concluded that the…
Opening the literary debut of Islamic preacher Amr Khaled, I couldn’t help but read all the characters' dialogue in his distinctive high-pitched voice. The novel, Rafi Barakat and the Secret of…
We take a look at the trajectories of four cultural producers who gained fame during or after the January 25 revolution.
A dramatic, nostalgic and sometimes nonsensical film about a man who doesn’t stutter only when drunk or in love
Like many others, architect and urban planner Omar Nagati has a fascination with downtown Cairo. He feels at home there despite not being a native of the area. Its social…
For the first time in my literate years, after attending the MENA. Online. Literature. Today. conference on January 17 at Townhouse, I find myself swayed by the allure of e-books.…
«The Egyptian difference yielded a cinema in the 1950s and 1960s that was more daring, more complex, and more progressive than most Hollywood cinema of the…»
Cinema production in Egypt has become an adventure with unpredictable consequences. At least, that’s how those in the profession view their situation.
Ahmed Naji gives us six tips. Reading time: Four minutes.
Egyptian actress Faten Hamama, nicknamed the “Lady of Arab Cinema,” died on Saturday at the age of 83. With more than 100 works to her name, the news of her…
Ahmed Badry’s show is physically pale, modest and deadpan. But it’s also hilarious, engaging and political.
Concerning the bittersweet disintegration of an Egyptian middle class in the face of capitalism
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