culture
Internet outage
February 24, 2010
Internet outage
All you can get
February 8, 2010
All you can get
“A ribbon of Emotions”
Art news
February 4, 2010
“A ribbon of Emotions”
“I reject style--only emotions matter,” says prominent Egyptian painter Adel El Siwi. Nominated by Culture Minister Farouk Hosni to represent…
Q&A: Luis Javier on Egyptian-Spanish cultural ties
Art news
February 4, 2010
Q&A: Luis Javier on Egyptian-Spanish cultural ties
Luis Javier is the director of the two branches of the Instituto Cervantes Spanish cultural centers in Egypt. He is…
‘Freak Show’ laments lost humanity
Art news
February 2, 2010
‘Freak Show’ laments lost humanity
“People have become behavior freaks and, in the process, have lost their humanity,” laments 32-year-old artist Shirine Mahmud during her…
Invisible presence: Looking at the body in contemporary Egypt
Art news
January 21, 2010
Invisible presence: Looking at the body in contemporary Egypt
It’s what we use to move around, to express our thoughts, to eat, to procreate, to dance, even to do…
Levantine migration chronicles
Books
January 17, 2010
Levantine migration chronicles
At the St. Cyril Melchite church in Heliopolis, several generations of Egyptians of Levantine descent came together to hear about…
The Poet’s House
Art news
January 11, 2010
The Poet’s House
Amid the historic monuments and towering minarets lining the streets of Islamic Cairo stands Beit el-Shaer (The Poet's House), the…
Tribute to Margo Veillon
Art news
November 25, 2009
Tribute to Margo Veillon
On Sunday 23 November, the American University in Cairo dedicated an art gallery to honor the memory of prominent artist…