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Celtic links from pre-history to now at British Museum show

Celtic links from pre-history to now at British Museum show

 In a darkened gallery of the British Museum, where spotlights catch the intricate swirling decoration of Celtic Iron Age metalwork,…
Paris Picasso museum celebrates its 30th anniversary with ‘i Picasso!’

Paris Picasso museum celebrates its 30th anniversary with ‘i Picasso!’

One year after its reopening, the Parisian museum dedicated to this giant of 20th century art is celebrating its 30th…
Cairo International Festival announces movie lineup

Cairo International Festival announces movie lineup

The Cairo International Film Festival has announced the names of the movies that will participate in the festival's 37th session,…
‘The Force Awakens’ Star Wars fans, crashing online ticket sales

‘The Force Awakens’ Star Wars fans, crashing online ticket sales

"Star Wars" fans were given the longest look yet at the upcoming "The Force Awakens" film on Monday, in an…
‘Men Dahr Ragel’ to represent Egypt in Cairo Film Festival

‘Men Dahr Ragel’ to represent Egypt in Cairo Film Festival

The Cairo Film Festival's management team has chosen the movie "Men Dahr Ragel" (From a Real Man) to represent Egypt…
VIDEO: Can a social media website boost Egypt’s fashion?

VIDEO: Can a social media website boost Egypt’s fashion?

Courtesy of CNN's Africa NowCNN interviews the founders of Slickr, a combination of Facebook and Instagram that aims at connecting…
Mohamed Bahgat prepares ‘God’s Prophets’ series for children

Mohamed Bahgat prepares ‘God’s Prophets’ series for children

Writer Mohamed Bahgat is continuing to write the screenplay for the "God's Prophets" (Anbiaa Allah) series, based on the book…
Gamal al-Ghitany’s ‘Zeiny Barakat’: Between Mamluk repression and police oppression of the 1960s

Gamal al-Ghitany’s ‘Zeiny Barakat’: Between Mamluk repression and police oppression of the 1960s

Author Gamal al-Ghitany's novel “Zeiny Barakat” depicts repression and fear in Arab life, drawing similiar conclusions between repression during the…
Rushdie warns of new dangers to free speech in West

Rushdie warns of new dangers to free speech in West

Violence against writers and a misplaced sense of political correctness pose new dangers to freedom of speech in the West,…
Nordic Noir ‘Millennium’ books to get 2 more sequels

Nordic Noir ‘Millennium’ books to get 2 more sequels

Swedish author David Lagercrantz will write two more books featuring tattooed hacker Lisbeth Salander, on top of his recent sequel…
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