Art news
‘They said it’s here’: Mime performance returns with a twist
September 17, 2011
‘They said it’s here’: Mime performance returns with a twist
Starting tonight, seven members of the Cairo Acting School will be performing their mime play “They said it’s here” at…
Traditional meets modern at the V&A Jameel exhibit
September 14, 2011
Traditional meets modern at the V&A Jameel exhibit
LONDON - The Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) announced Monday that artist Rachid Koraichi is the 2011 winner of the…
Cultivation and Control: Prospects for ‘democracy’
September 12, 2011
Cultivation and Control: Prospects for ‘democracy’
In the first part of our series "Cultivation and Control" Al-Masry Al-Youm examines the historical role of the Culture Ministry…
Graffiti fervor reaches its city of origin, Luxor
September 11, 2011
Graffiti fervor reaches its city of origin, Luxor
Traditionally, the Franciscan Nun School in the Upper Egyptian tourist city of Luxor, by definition an apolitical institution, has refused…
Novelist Khairy Shalaby dies at age 73
September 9, 2011
Novelist Khairy Shalaby dies at age 73
Egyptian novelist and author Khairy Shalaby passed away early Friday at the age of 73. Shalaby, who penned more than…
Album review: Mashrou’ Leila’s ‘El Hal Romancy’
September 7, 2011
Album review: Mashrou’ Leila’s ‘El Hal Romancy’
At first glance, there seems to be much in common between Beirut’s Mashrou’ Leila and Cairo’s Wust el-Balad - they’re…
‘Al-Hassan and al-Hussein’ TV drama: An orthodox narrative in a progressive form
September 6, 2011
‘Al-Hassan and al-Hussein’ TV drama: An orthodox narrative in a progressive form
The representation of the life story of al-Hassan and al-Hussein, Prophet Mohamed’s grandsons and sons of his cousin and son-in-law,…
The literalism of album artwork in Egypt
September 4, 2011
The literalism of album artwork in Egypt
It happens with such regularity, you’d think there was a law mandating it: Any Egyptian musician releasing a record will,…
Mohamed Fairouz makes way for more inclusive classical music
September 2, 2011
Mohamed Fairouz makes way for more inclusive classical music
A young Arab-American composer is putting some thick cracks in a Western-establishment perspective that has for decades divided traditional music…
Biopics in the Arab world: History entangled with subjectivity
August 29, 2011
Biopics in the Arab world: History entangled with subjectivity
Two films about Egypt’s second president - “Nasser 56” (a 1996 Egyptian production) and “Gamal Abdel Nasser” (a 1999 Syrian…