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Report reveals continued bias in state-run media since January uprising
Egypt
August 25, 2011
Report reveals continued bias in state-run media since January uprising
Egypt’s local press coverage of government activities has continued to be editorially partial in recent months, driven by the same…
Egyptian cinema star Kamal al-Shennawy dies at 89
Cinema/TV
August 22, 2011
Egyptian cinema star Kamal al-Shennawy dies at 89
Egyptian cinema icon Kamal al-Shennawy died early Monday at the age of 89. Shennawy acted in more than 200 films…
Ramadan talk show questions Salafi dogmas
Egypt
August 21, 2011
Ramadan talk show questions Salafi dogmas
Ahmed Abu Haiba, the host of a new talk show this Ramadan, has an ambitious agenda. He hopes that his…
Sacking of TV host raises fears of self-censorship in private media
Egypt
July 28, 2011
Sacking of TV host raises fears of self-censorship in private media
When Dream TV presenter Dina Abdel Rahman was summarily dismissed from her morning show “Sabah Dream” last Sunday, it raised…
Egypt media gains reversed by military rulers
Egypt
July 28, 2011
Egypt media gains reversed by military rulers
Hafez al-Mirazi spent weeks preparing for his new primetime talk show on state television. But one week before "Cairo Local…
TV presenter sacked for criticizing ruling military council
Egypt
July 24, 2011
TV presenter sacked for criticizing ruling military council
A private satellite channel in Egypt fired a talk show host on Sunday for reporting on a newspaper article that…
Military to broadcast on its own television channel
Egypt
June 7, 2011
Military to broadcast on its own television channel
The National Information Council has approved the launch of an official television channel to report statements and news from the…
Muslim Brotherhood to launch satellite TV channel in April
Egypt
March 12, 2011
Muslim Brotherhood to launch satellite TV channel in April
The Muslim Brotherhood intends to launch a satellite television channel on NileSat, said Abdel Rahman el-Barr, a member of the…
The Arab Novel: Television and literature
Books
December 16, 2010
The Arab Novel: Television and literature
This year’s International Forum for the Arab Novel, the fifth in Cairo, asked as its central question, “The Arab Novel:…
Study: Arabs spend 1/3 of lives on mobile phones, TV, Internet
Egypt
November 25, 2010
Study: Arabs spend 1/3 of lives on mobile phones, TV, Internet
A study prepared by the international Ipsos Research Center, which was presented at a recent communications conference in Jordan, found…