Culture
‘Blue Elephant’ wins Luxor festival trophy
March 22, 2015
‘Blue Elephant’ wins Luxor festival trophy
Marwan Hamed’s “The Blue Elephant” has been named the best feture film at the 4th annual Luxor African Film Festival,…
Stagnant cinema season expected in summer
March 21, 2015
Stagnant cinema season expected in summer
Although the current film year has seen a strong roster since its start, with seven movies during the months of…
Ricky Martin uses music to tackle trafficking of children
March 19, 2015
Ricky Martin uses music to tackle trafficking of children
Thirty years after Ricky Martin got his start in music in the Puerto Rican kids' group "Menudo," the Grammy-winning singer…
Cairo Opera House cancels play on adolescence for ‘inappropriate’ content
March 18, 2015
Cairo Opera House cancels play on adolescence for ‘inappropriate’ content
A few hours before its premiere, the Cairo Opera House cancelled the play “500s Khomsomeeyat” as part of the fifth annual…
Actress Laila Elwi calls on Sisi to prevent film piracy
March 18, 2015
Actress Laila Elwi calls on Sisi to prevent film piracy
At a symposium on the African Cinema Festival in Luxor, actress Laila Elwi declared that President Sisi should involve himself…
Actor Hassan Youssef declines playing Mohamed Morsi in the movie “The President’s Bodyguard”
March 18, 2015
Actor Hassan Youssef declines playing Mohamed Morsi in the movie “The President’s Bodyguard”
Egyptian actor Hassan Youssef said that the shooting of the film “The President’s Bodyguard” was stopped, as producer Talaat Zakaria…
Balassi Institute to screen Stoning of Soraya next Wednesday
March 18, 2015
Balassi Institute to screen Stoning of Soraya next Wednesday
The unofficial Egyptian Feminist Union announced it would screen an Iranian movie, called The Stoning of Soraya at Balassi Institute in…
Mass tourism forces mobbed museums to overhaul welcome
March 18, 2015
Mass tourism forces mobbed museums to overhaul welcome
Mass tourism spurred by cheap flights and richer emerging economies is forcing the world's top museums to rethink their welcome,…
In Harm’s Way – terrorism as seen by its perpetrators
March 17, 2015
In Harm’s Way – terrorism as seen by its perpetrators
In his book, “In Harm's Way: From the Stronghold of al-Qaida to the Heart of ISIL” Yosri Fouda says: “the…
Bibliotheca Alexandrina joins edX online education program
March 17, 2015
Bibliotheca Alexandrina joins edX online education program
Bibliotheca Alexandrina has joined the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s edX online learning program, signing an agreement by which the historic…