Culture
Asmaa: An HIV patient’s struggle against social stigma in Egypt
December 14, 2011
Asmaa: An HIV patient’s struggle against social stigma in Egypt
Amr Salama’s latest film “Asmaa” stirred up a lot of hype before it opened in Egyptian movie theaters last week.…
Arab Spring films revive days of revolt in Egypt and Tunisia
December 13, 2011
Arab Spring films revive days of revolt in Egypt and Tunisia
The first cinematic output covering protests in Egypt and Tunsia this year recreates the euphoria of revolutions that many thought…
In other words: A fresh take on Mahfouz translations
December 13, 2011
In other words: A fresh take on Mahfouz translations
For years, a complete translation of “The Cairo Trilogy,” Naguib Mahfouz's best-known work, “had been sitting in a closet at…
This year’s Naguib Mahfouz Medal award goes to … you
December 12, 2011
This year’s Naguib Mahfouz Medal award goes to … you
This year’s Naguib Mahfouz Medal awards ceremony was markedly different from the previous 14. Some of the surprises at the…
Ethnography of the mundane
December 11, 2011
Ethnography of the mundane
In large part, our lives consist of objects: things we use, arrange, store, consume, and transport from place to place.…
Fishere breaks with his past in ‘Embrace on Brooklyn Bridge’
December 10, 2011
Fishere breaks with his past in ‘Embrace on Brooklyn Bridge’
Egyptian novelist and ex-diplomat, Ezzedine Choukri Fishere, seems to be taking his literary career to new heights with his latest…
Sotheby’s London to auction Naguib Mahfouz manuscripts
December 9, 2011
Sotheby’s London to auction Naguib Mahfouz manuscripts
The Sotheby's London auction house announced Thursday that it will offer a major cache of manuscripts by Nobel Prize-winning Egyptian…
When pictures aren’t worth 1000 words
December 7, 2011
When pictures aren’t worth 1000 words
LUXOR — In 1910, French novelist Pierre Loti wrote of the Winter Palace Hotel in Luxor: “The thing that dominates…
Is it broken, or is it art?
December 6, 2011
Is it broken, or is it art?
Entering the world of online glitch art can feel like stepping into your worst computer nightmare. Error messages, garbled code…
In other words: First Translators Syndicate in formation
December 6, 2011
In other words: First Translators Syndicate in formation
Three years ago, several groups of translators working in the literary, journalistic and business fields took the first step to…