Culture
Venice Biennale jury announces awards
June 5, 2011
Venice Biennale jury announces awards
On Saturday at 12 noon, the jury of the 54th edition of the Venice Biennale - entitled ILLUMInations - announced…
New literary prize open to young Arabic-English translators
June 5, 2011
New literary prize open to young Arabic-English translators
For many years, the field of Arabic-English translation was dominated by a very few. Denys Johnson-Davies, who Edward Said called…
Bibliotheca Alexandrina: Library or culture center?
June 4, 2011
Bibliotheca Alexandrina: Library or culture center?
The Bibliotheca Alexandrina is an ambitious project with a vast cornucopia of programs and resources. It was founded as a…
Negotiating cultural politics: Q&A with Hassan Khan
June 3, 2011
Negotiating cultural politics: Q&A with Hassan Khan
The 54th Venice Biennale opens Saturday with Egyptian artist, writer and musician Hassan Khan heading the jury that will award…
Hassan al-Banna’s imminent return to the silver screen raises concerns over bias
June 2, 2011
Hassan al-Banna’s imminent return to the silver screen raises concerns over bias
There has been much debate in the past week about a film and television series on the life of Muslim…
A new Akhbar al-Adab
June 2, 2011
A new Akhbar al-Adab
In Abla al-Roweiny’s first editorial in Akhbar al-Adab, Egypt’s weekly literary journal, she writes about a different “space” that is…
Photojournalism: Framing and reframing the Arab World
June 1, 2011
Photojournalism: Framing and reframing the Arab World
Although the Khaled Saeed case was covered by Egyptian newspapers, it was the post mortem photo of his maimed corpse…
‘Mr Police Officer’ – a unique take on the revolution
May 31, 2011
‘Mr Police Officer’ – a unique take on the revolution
On 28 May, Al-Jazeera aired “Hadret al-Zabet” (Mr Police Officer) – the first documentary film to tell the story of…
Visegrad Film Festival highlights experimental animation films
May 30, 2011
Visegrad Film Festival highlights experimental animation films
Soviet Bloc animation is famous for its visual experimentation, and on Sunday evening, the Visegrad Film Festival - hosted by…
Can Egyptian humor be translated?
May 29, 2011
Can Egyptian humor be translated?
At a mid-May symposium at the American University in Cairo, students from “Translating the Revolution” class of Samia Mehrez -…