Culture
‘Egypt Above All’: Ramzy Mustafa’s naïve revolutionary vision
May 6, 2012
‘Egypt Above All’: Ramzy Mustafa’s naïve revolutionary vision
Ramzy Mustafa’s new exhibition in the Bab Gallery at the Museum of Modern Egyptian Art employs many of the familiar…
In other words: The blown-up bridges of translation in Mona Baker’s ‘Translation as (Re)Narration’
May 4, 2012
In other words: The blown-up bridges of translation in Mona Baker’s ‘Translation as (Re)Narration’
DOHA — In “Translation in and of the World,” a three-day-conference organized in Doha by the Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation, the…
Literature festival in Gaza hostage to Egyptian bureaucracy
May 3, 2012
Literature festival in Gaza hostage to Egyptian bureaucracy
Update: PalFest organizers were granted on Thursday afternoon travel permits by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to travel to Gaza…
Shortlist for prestigious Caine Prize showcases diverse African literature
May 2, 2012
Shortlist for prestigious Caine Prize showcases diverse African literature
Egypt was one of just 14 countries represented by submissions to this year's Caine Prize for African Writing, sometimes referred…
Blog: Sing for the factories
May 1, 2012
Blog: Sing for the factories
During late President Gamal Abdel Nasser’s reign, Egypt was generally seen as a site for booming industry, with factories erected…
Album review: Otaak Band’s ‘Bejawiya’
April 30, 2012
Album review: Otaak Band’s ‘Bejawiya’
There’s something infuriating about Otaak Band. Their CD release party at the Cairo Jazz Club — which saw six musicians…
Between drama and melodrama in ‘The Palm House’
April 29, 2012
Between drama and melodrama in ‘The Palm House’
Tarek Eltayeb’s “The Palm House” has the beginnings of a strong and important novel. For the first 160 pages, the…
Dreams of return: Azbakeya book market to be relocated for the 5th time
April 28, 2012
Dreams of return: Azbakeya book market to be relocated for the 5th time
Anxious and worried are how the Azbakeya booksellers currently feel, after the government has decided to move their book stalls…
El Sawy Culture Wheel interrupts performance for ‘insulting religion’
April 26, 2012
El Sawy Culture Wheel interrupts performance for ‘insulting religion’
Over the past week, a rift has grown between cultural activists and El Sawy Culture Wheel, a cultural center founded…
Art and revolution, revisited in two new documentaries
April 25, 2012
Art and revolution, revisited in two new documentaries
Sometimes certain questions are asked over and over again, because the answers they provoke are never satisfying. In Cairo since…