culture
Sotheby’s London to auction Naguib Mahfouz manuscripts
Books
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…
Brotherhood suspends cultural activities until after elections
Egypt
October 9, 2011
Brotherhood suspends cultural activities until after elections
The Muslim Brotherhood group has suspended its cultural activities in order to concentrate on upcoming parliamentary elections. But the group…
Physical contact between men: An Egyptian phenomenon or an acceptance of homosexuality?
Life & Style
September 20, 2011
Physical contact between men: An Egyptian phenomenon or an acceptance of homosexuality?
During a friendly debate with a cab driver over the current political situation, he reaches over and repeatedly squeezes my…
Military urged to turn torched NDP offices into cultural center
Egypt
February 20, 2011
Military urged to turn torched NDP offices into cultural center
Several political figures and youth opposition group members in Egypt have asked the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces to…
Egypt’s Museums XVI: Competition in Qatar
Art news
January 19, 2011
Egypt’s Museums XVI: Competition in Qatar
On 30 December 2010, Mathaf: The Arab Museum of Modern Art in Doha, Qatar opened its doors to the public…
Year Ender: Great culture headlines
Art news
December 27, 2010
Year Ender: Great culture headlines
A lot happened on the Cairo cultural scene in 2010. Here, presented in no particular order, are some of the…
Why do we travel? To rewire our brains
Life & Style
September 13, 2010
Why do we travel? To rewire our brains
Many Chinese-produced maps place Europe and Africa on the left side, the Americas on the right, and China at its…
Ramadan 2010: Through the eyes of a stranger
Archaeology
September 7, 2010
Ramadan 2010: Through the eyes of a stranger
I arrived in Cairo just as Ramadan was starting. Before I left Italy, where I am from, some friends made…
Egypt invites Algeria to Cairo Book Fair as Algiers fails to reciprocate
Egypt
August 18, 2010
Egypt invites Algeria to Cairo Book Fair as Algiers fails to reciprocate
A senior Culture Ministry official on Wednesday said that Egypt planned to invite Algeria to participate in the Cairo International…
Studio Misr to be auctioned off today
Cinema/TV
July 18, 2010
Studio Misr to be auctioned off today
The venerable Studio Misr now faces the uncertainties of privatization, which could endanger the future of the beloved Egyptian institution.…