critic’s pick
Critic’s pick: Haris Epaminonda’s ‘Tarahi II’
Cinema/TV
August 24, 2012
Critic’s pick: Haris Epaminonda’s ‘Tarahi II’
At the end of October, Haris Epaminonda’s video “Tarahi II” screened during the Arab Shorts Festival at the Goethe Institute…
Om Kalthoum’s gift on Eid
Art news
August 19, 2012
Om Kalthoum’s gift on Eid
On the last night of Ramadan, my brother and I would anxiously wait for Eid, when we would get to…
Critic’s pick: Art from the ‘happy’ Olympic Games
Art news
July 27, 2012
Critic’s pick: Art from the ‘happy’ Olympic Games
The official motto of the Munich Olympic Games in 1972 was "Die Heiteren Spiele," or The Happy Games. The Federal…
Festival Films, critic’s pick: Egypt’s ‘Lust’
Cinema/TV
December 6, 2010
Festival Films, critic’s pick: Egypt’s ‘Lust’
“Al-Shouq” (Lust) is the latest addition to a relatively new trend in Egyptian cinema: movies that realistically follow the lives…