Culture

Everything about George Bahgory recalls a lost time. The renowned Egyptian painter and caricaturist (sometimes referred to as the “Grandaddy…

Next week, the winners of the annual Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation will be celebrated in London. When the…

Many musical acts have come onto the Egyptian music scene during the past year. Very few, though, have gained popularity…

The title of Bensalem Himmich's 2008 novel, "Haza al-Andalusi!" ("This Andalusian!"), is as subdued in Arabic as it is attention-grabbing…

Throughout Egypt’s history, access to water has been essential to the development of its cities and towns. It is no…

Most times that Palestinian artist and musician Reem Kelani was in Tahrir Square, she took her tape recorder along. She…

In the run-up to the anniversary of the 25 January revolution, a street art campaign dubbed “Mad Graffiti Week” spread…

A young man with a brush painting the Egyptian flag and writing the revolution's slogans on the walls was one…

As documentary filmmaking and photography appear to be booming in Egypt, a new project has come along to provide some…

As the revolution's first-year anniversary approaches on 25 January, a national holiday that usually commemorates Police Day, a book on…