Culture
The heavenly beaches of Gaza
May 17, 2010
The heavenly beaches of Gaza
The scene is an empty living room with a telephone sitting idle. The phone starts to ring and the answering…
Egypt celebrates third Arab-Hispanic Women Film Festival
May 17, 2010
Egypt celebrates third Arab-Hispanic Women Film Festival
Seventeen films from a women's perspective will be screened at the Center of Creativity on the premises of the Opera…
The last dinner
May 17, 2010
The last dinner
The new collection of stories by novelist Mohamed el-Mansi Qandil, titled Ashaa Berefqat Aisha (A Dinner with Aisha) consists of…
Fey, Carell deliver in ‘Date Night’
May 17, 2010
Fey, Carell deliver in ‘Date Night’
Tina Fey became a worldwide celebrity when she performed a series of parodies of Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin on…
Listen to the girl
May 17, 2010
Listen to the girl
For Fayrouz Karawya, "Singing is a challenge, not mere entertainment." A psychiatrist, with a diploma from the Institute of Arabic…
Egypt’s oldest puppeteer
May 17, 2010
Egypt’s oldest puppeteer
"I am 70 and have been working for the past 50 years," enthuses Amm Saber, the first Aragouz puppeteer to…
Featuring documentaries
May 17, 2010
Featuring documentaries
As a director of independent, short and documentary movies and winner of the Saad Nadim prize for documentary films from…
Remake on Elm Street: Reliving the nightmare
May 16, 2010
Remake on Elm Street: Reliving the nightmare
A remake of the 80s cult classic A Nightmare on Elm Street was released across the globe on 30 April…
Man and machine dazzle by the Sphinx
May 15, 2010
Man and machine dazzle by the Sphinx
The Great Sphinx of Giza may have witnessed some incredible sights over the 4500 years it’s been reclining there, but…
The Arabian Horses of Egypt: Celebrating beauty and grace
May 15, 2010
The Arabian Horses of Egypt: Celebrating beauty and grace
Last Saturday in a lush garden just across el-Mansouriya road from the pyramids, a large crowd gathered to celebrate the…