Culture
Mini Radio Academy tunes into Alexandria’s sonic landscape
October 21, 2012
Mini Radio Academy tunes into Alexandria’s sonic landscape
ALEXANDRIA — The high windows of Hotel Crillon on Alexandria’s Mediterranean coastline give out onto a stunning horizon. But…
Kafka in Cairo: Re-staging ‘The Penal Colony’
October 20, 2012
Kafka in Cairo: Re-staging ‘The Penal Colony’
What is one of Egypt’s first independent theater troupes, El-Warsha, doing putting on a performance of a play written…
From everywhere to Gaza: Making Palestine a local cause
October 18, 2012
From everywhere to Gaza: Making Palestine a local cause
A number of activists and their friends spent Monday evening at the Rooftop Studios in downtown Cairo finding out about…
A tour in the bulls’ tombs
October 17, 2012
A tour in the bulls’ tombs
Saqqara is renowned for being one of Greater Cairo’s most alluring locations for archaeologists and tourists alike. One of the…
Ministry calls to halt UK auction of Egyptian antiquities
October 16, 2012
Ministry calls to halt UK auction of Egyptian antiquities
The Ministry of Antiquities urged the British government to halt bids on Pharonic artifacts that were put on display at…
Capturing the sounds of Alexandria
October 16, 2012
Capturing the sounds of Alexandria
We have all heard the phrase, “seeing is believing.” But German cultural-development mavericks Julia Tieke and Berit Schuck are hard-pressed…
What does the future hold for cultural policy?
October 15, 2012
What does the future hold for cultural policy?
General Secretary of the Supreme Council of Culture Saeed Tawfiq is leading the third round of reform discussions to be…
In other words: Translating poetry, an unsung art
October 14, 2012
In other words: Translating poetry, an unsung art
The years I worked as a translator were some of the most frustrating of my career. I would often spend…
Two TransDance performances make for a lively evening
October 13, 2012
Two TransDance performances make for a lively evening
An audience of about 25 people sat in a row of chairs in the garden of the British Council in…
Why water? Read CIC’s new book ‘Hydrarchy’ to find out
October 11, 2012
Why water? Read CIC’s new book ‘Hydrarchy’ to find out
Robert Wedderburn’s mother was a slave who was sold by Wedderburn’s father, a Scottish plantation owner, when she was five…