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Farouk Hosni former Culture Minister, in cage during his trial, as he is charged with illicit gains, Cairo Criminal Court, 7 November 2012. Assem al-Gohari head of Illicit Gains Authority referred Hosni to criminal court after investigating him.
Former culture minister acquitted of embezzlement charges
Al-Masry Al-Youm 05 Jan 2013
Giza Criminal Court acquitted former Culture Minister Farouk Hosni Saturday of embezzlement charges to the tune of LE9...
Farouk Hosni former Culture Minister, in cage during his trial, as he is charged with illicit gains, Cairo Criminal Court, 7 November 2012. Assem al-Gohari head of Illicit Gains Authority referred Hosni to criminal court after investigating him.
Farouk Hosni trial adjourned to 5 January
Al-Masry Al-Youm 03 Dec 2012
Former Culture Minister Farouk Hosni’s corruption trial has been postponed to 5 January, the Giza Criminal Court...
Farouk Hosni former Culture Minister, in cage during his trial, as he is charged with illicit gains, Cairo Criminal Court, 7 November 2012. Assem al-Gohari head of Illicit Gains Authority referred Hosni to criminal court after investigating him.
Verdict on Farouk Hosni expected in December, travel ban upheld
Al-Masry Al-Youm 07 Nov 2012
The Giza Criminal Court set 3 December to issue a verdict in former Culture Minister Farouk Hosni's corruption...
Court rejects request to freeze assets of former minister
Al-Masry Al-Youm 13 Sep 2012
The Cairo Criminal Court rejected on Thursday a request by the Justice Ministry’s Illicit Gains Authority to...
Farouk Hosni, Minister of Culture during his tour of the Grand Egyptian Museum in December 2009
Farouk Hosni’s ‘Cultural Personality of the Year’ award raises eyebrows
M. Lynx Qualey 13 Sep 2012
This week, organizers of the Sharjah International Book Fair announced that their 2012 “Cultural Personality of...
Farouk Hosni, Minister of Culture during his tour of the Grand Egyptian Museum in December 2009
Farouk Hosni charged with illicit gains
AFP 04 Sep 2012
Farouk Hosni, the former minister of culture who served under the Mubarak regime for 20 years, was referred to the...
Farouk Hosni, Minister of Culture during his tour of the Grand Egyptian Museum in December 2009
Former culture minister says he was not Suzanne Mubarak's 'pet'
Egypt Independent 13 Mar 2012
Farouk Hosni, one of Egypt's longest serving ministers under former President Hosni Mubarak, defended himself on a...
Theatre in particular witnessed a boom in the sixties with promising modernist shows that reflected social debates about independence, freedom and justice. Alfred Farag’s “Barber of Baghdad” (1963), for instance, mixed popular themes with avant-garde experimentation
Cultivation and Control: Prospects for 'democracy'
Fayrouz Karawya 12 Sep 2011
In the first part of our series "Cultivation and Control" Al-Masry Al-Youm examines the historical role of...
Intellectuals and cultural workers protest against the appointment of Mohamed al-Sawy as Minister of Culture in the caretaker government.  The protest took place on Sunday 27 February in front of the Ministry of Culture in Zamalek. The sign reads: "Mohamed al-Sawy is a man of the National Security Apparatus and is a follower of the Mubarak regime."
Imagining a different Ministry of Culture
Mai Elwakil 02 Mar 2011
Despite a growing presence of independent and non-governmental cultural centers, art spaces, bands and theater troupes...
Farouk Hosni, Minister of Culture during his tour of the Grand Egyptian Museum in December 2009
Culture minister denies barring entry for US author
Fathya el-Dakhakhni 14 Dec 2010
Egyptian Culture Minister Farouk Hosni has dismissed allegations that he personally denied Raymond Stock, a US author...