Culture
‘Metro’ available to friends, not family
July 31, 2012
‘Metro’ available to friends, not family
"Metro,” Magdy El Shafee’s fast-paced first graphic novel, is now available in Italian and in English. The heist thriller will…
The Virgin, the Copts and Us: Film shatters stereotypes with ingenuity
July 30, 2012
The Virgin, the Copts and Us: Film shatters stereotypes with ingenuity
Following its award-winning spree at the Third Doha Tribeca Film Festival, the 2012 Berlinale and the 15th Ismailia International Film…
Searching for a new musical inspiration
July 29, 2012
Searching for a new musical inspiration
Last weekend, Lebanese singer Oumeima El Khalil performed with composer and pianist Hani Siblini for two consecutive nights at El…
Film screening in Egyptian Museum cancelled due to sudden exorbitant fee
July 27, 2012
Film screening in Egyptian Museum cancelled due to sudden exorbitant fee
Egypt's Ministry of State for Antiquities requested the sum of LE22,000 from the producers of "Sound from the Hallways", a…
Critic’s pick: Art from the ‘happy’ Olympic Games
July 27, 2012
Critic’s pick: Art from the ‘happy’ Olympic Games
The official motto of the Munich Olympic Games in 1972 was "Die Heiteren Spiele," or The Happy Games. The Federal…
Ibrahim Batout’s new film to premiere in Venice
July 26, 2012
Ibrahim Batout’s new film to premiere in Venice
"Winter of Discontent," Ibrahim Batout's latest film, will have its exclusive world premiere in this year's Venice International Film Festival.…
Exploring Cairo’s literary streets
July 26, 2012
Exploring Cairo’s literary streets
We all learn about cities through fiction, from the experiences of the stories' narrators and protagonists. Even when we live…
Update: Oldest Pharaonic boat discovered
July 25, 2012
Update: Oldest Pharaonic boat discovered
French archaeologists have discovered a roughly 5,000-year-old pharaonic solar boat in an expedition in Abu Rawash, west of the Egyptian…
The people’s friend or foe?
July 24, 2012
The people’s friend or foe?
Sixty years after the 1952 revolution, the legacy of both President Gamal Abdel Nasser and his regime remain fraught territory.…
‘Judgment Day’ leaves the reader to judge TV imam
July 23, 2012
‘Judgment Day’ leaves the reader to judge TV imam
The imam who narrates Rasha al-Ameer’s “Judgment Day” is pulled in at least six different directions. The novel’s central character is…