Culture

Two years ago today, while undergoing heart surgery in Texas, the poet Mahmoud Darwish died at age 67. Al-Masry Al-Youm…

When I go to electronic music concerts in Egypt, I like to play a little joke. I ask strangers, “Is…

This year, bring some color into your home for Ramadan. The holy month is right around the corner, or rather,…

A Foreigner Carrying in the Crook of His Arm a Tiny Bomb by Amitava Kumar (Duke University Press. 2010)

Last Wednesday, ancient met modern at El Sawy Culture Wheel when the band Welad el-Faraana (Children of the Pharaohs), wearing…

A few weeks ago, after six years as independent musicians, Black Theama’s first album was released on Egypt’s Aarabica Music…

On Monday 2 August, Rawabet Theatre in downtown Cairo hosted the closing act of its 3rd Annual Independent Theater Season…

The Subtle Body: The Story of Yoga in America by Stefanie Syman (Farrar, Straus & Giroux. 2010).

Four years after publishing his acclaimed novel, Signposts to Elsewhere, author Yahia Lababidi is out with a new book, and…

Fanous Ramadan (the Ramadan lantern) is an essential part of Ramadan’s magical atmosphere. The origin of the fanous dates back…