25 January

Hotel occupancy down 6.18%
Business

Hotel occupancy down 6.18%

A study by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics published Monday revealed a 6.18 percent drop in hotel…
Pro-Sisi front calls for 25 January rallies to demand Defense Minister to run for president
Egypt

Pro-Sisi front calls for 25 January rallies to demand Defense Minister to run for president

The ‘Egypt: My Country’ front held its first conference at the Cairo International Center on Monday. Organizers called on Egyptians…
Khaled Saeed torture case adjourned to 2 December
Egypt

Khaled Saeed torture case adjourned to 2 December

 Egypt’s Alexandria Criminal Court has adjourned on Tuesday the retrial of the two policemen accused of torturing 28-year-old Khaled Saeed…
Police brutality: Don’t call it a comeback
Opinion

Police brutality: Don’t call it a comeback

After weeks of speculation in post-Morsy Egypt, yesterday's horrific violence at least confirmed one thing. That the old regime is…
The pick: ‘Logical Revolts’ challenges conventional narratives of film and history
Cinema/TV

The pick: ‘Logical Revolts’ challenges conventional narratives of film and history

The crisp, experimental, semi-fictional documentary, “Logical Revolts,” was shot in late 2011 and early 2012 in downtown Cairo, Port Said…
Hanaa Abdelfattah – And his beautiful soul lives on
Art news

Hanaa Abdelfattah – And his beautiful soul lives on

I will not be able to do justice to the life of Hanaa Abdelfattah by writing here, for I only…
Humorous, brave, sacrificing and steadfast: The revolution ‘as seen by the other’
Cinema/TV

Humorous, brave, sacrificing and steadfast: The revolution ‘as seen by the other’

ISMAILIA — Among the featured programs at the 15th Ismailia International Film Festival for Documentary and Short Films was one…
An unexpected revolution makes for an extraordinary film
Cinema/TV

An unexpected revolution makes for an extraordinary film

THESSALONIKI, Greece — The audience of the 14th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival watched on Sunday “1/2 Revolution,” a documentary by filmmakers…
Soueif’s ‘Cairo: My City’ spins stories within stories to keep a revolution alive
Books

Soueif’s ‘Cairo: My City’ spins stories within stories to keep a revolution alive

  Ahdaf Soueif’s “Cairo: My City, Our Revolution” is an addition to the blossoming genre of “revolution diary” literature. It…
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