On Friday, Zawya's second night of “Shorts Revisited” was at full capacity. A crowd waited eagerly at the cinema's entrance. But this crowd was full of faces new to the…
“Please turn off your mobile phones and do not take photos,” they sang, and the three hour play began.
The beginning of the new millennium saw the emergence of the term “independent music” in Egyptian cultural circles, attracting those dismissive of mainstream music. Almost 14 years after the term…
2 plainclothes police officers and 4 armed, masked men in police uniforms raided Arafa's apartment.
West Alexandria Misdemeanor Court sentenced 10 Bibliotheca Alexandrina employees to one year in prison and a LE1000 fine for insulting and detaining…
Prominent Egyptian novelist Youssef Zeidan announced his retirement from cultural activity in Egypt and the Arab world, in objection to the continued…
Calls to boycott activities at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) have been circulating on Facebook and Twitter in response to Director Ismail Serageldin’s…
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