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Han Bennink looks amazed to find himself under a bridge in Cairo. The famous Dutch drummer and multi-instrumentalist is making…

In 2007, I asked composer Amr Salah, the director of Cairo Jazz Festival, if he was trying to resist the…

The latest exhibition at Mashrabia, "Artists From Today's Syria," opens with a painting by Syrian artist Yasser Safy of a…

Egyptian artists have condemned a decision by Cairo University to ban the screening of an Oscar-winning Iranian film under pressure…

On a Sunday afternoon, the garden of the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square is quiet. The only people on the…

THESSALONIKI, Greece — The audience of the 14th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival watched on Sunday “1/2 Revolution,” a documentary by filmmakers…

Google on Tuesday celebrated the 110th birthday of notable Egyptian singer and composer Mohamed Abdel Wahab, often called the "musician…

Farouk Hosni, one of Egypt's longest serving ministers under former President Hosni Mubarak, defended himself on a talk show Monday,…

There is little of the quiet contemplation or stillness that often accompanies art events. On Lazoughly Square around the corner…

Many Cairenes are moving away from listening to vinyl records to CDs and MP3s. Still, for some, the experience of…