Culture

The set is spare and other-worldly, consisting of a space-age silver backdrop and a variety of everyday objects; the movements…

The last time Nermine Hammam’s work hung in a gallery in Cairo, the streets of Egypt spoke a different language.…

When Palestinian-American author Susan Abulhawa began writing her popular “Mornings in Jenin,” it was, she said, “to put a Palestinian…

The Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival kicked off its dance offerings Friday afternoon with a series of performances in Borsa, a…

On Tuesday evening, an image of a young Om Kalthoum highlighted the screen of al-Hanager Theater’s stage. Musical instruments sat…

On Thursday, a task force comprising 25 members of the non-governmental organization National Group for Cultural Policies, as well as…

“In art, the concept of parallelism is very valuable,” says Shady El Noshokaty, the art professor at the American University…

This Thursday, one of the most ambitious cultural events in Cairo’s recent history will set out to transform downtown Cairo…

ABU DHABI — The 2012 International Prize for Arabic Fiction, popularly called the “Arabic Booker,” was awarded to prolific Lebanese…

Artwork produced in Cairo, regardless of who is making it — visiting artist or lifelong resident — tends often to…