Culture
Abstract painting reflects the city
November 3, 2011
Abstract painting reflects the city
From Damon Kowarsky’s quiet charcoal cityscapes, to Qarm Qart’s psychedelic depictions of Cairo street scenes, recent exhibitions at Mashrabia Gallery…
Bring Outside In with artificial flowers
November 3, 2011
Bring Outside In with artificial flowers
The exquisite array of flowers, reflecting a spectrum of colors on the glass shop front of Outside In draws you…
‘Life is More Beautiful than Paradise’ makes its way to the silver screen
November 2, 2011
‘Life is More Beautiful than Paradise’ makes its way to the silver screen
Khaled al-Berry’s enjoyable and pioneering memoir, “Life is More Beautiful than Paradise,” translated by Humphrey Davies and published in 2009,…
‘RGB,’ a dark horse
November 2, 2011
‘RGB,’ a dark horse
The “RGB” exhibition at the Townhouse gallery is a dark horse. I must admit that I didn’t get it at…
Egypt renovates its oldest pyramid
November 2, 2011
Egypt renovates its oldest pyramid
Egypt is doing some housekeeping at its oldest pyramid - replacing stones and cleaning the Djoser Step Pyramid in an…
National translation prize goes to ‘The Nile’
November 1, 2011
National translation prize goes to ‘The Nile’
Egypt’s National Center for Translation awarded the Refa’a al-Tahtawy Prize for Translation to Tawfik Ali Mansour (b. 1931) on Tuesday,…
In other words: Communicating feminism
November 1, 2011
In other words: Communicating feminism
The Egyptian feminist organization, the Women and Memory Forum (WMF), published the first volume in their series of feminist translations, “Reader…
Egyptian horror movies: Laser goats and chicken blood
October 31, 2011
Egyptian horror movies: Laser goats and chicken blood
At first thought, it may seem odd that the Egyptian film industry rarely produces horror movies. The ingredients are all…
In other words: Launching the House of Translation
October 31, 2011
In other words: Launching the House of Translation
A cooperation protocol was signed on Monday between the Culture Ministry and the American University in Cairo (AUC) to launch…
Yassin El-Tohami, Ramses Square and a Funhouse?
October 30, 2011
Yassin El-Tohami, Ramses Square and a Funhouse?
LONDON - For 14 nights, Hassan Khan and Nida Ghouse sit down in conversation to explore the back catalogue, artistic…