Culture
Censorship Authority: Egypt to no longer cut scenes from movies as of April
February 9, 2015
Censorship Authority: Egypt to no longer cut scenes from movies as of April
Abdel Sattar Fathy, head of the Censorship Authority, said that not a single scene from local or foreign films would…
Official:Those against Zap Tharwat are close-minded
February 8, 2015
Official:Those against Zap Tharwat are close-minded
Rapper Zap Tharwat's book, "Habibaty" (Arabic for My Beloved), drew wide criticism on social media platforms and with intellectual groups…
Radio: Algerian novelist Assia Djebar dead at 78
February 7, 2015
Radio: Algerian novelist Assia Djebar dead at 78
Novelist Assia Djebar, an ardent defender of women's rights in her native Algeria, has died aged 78, state radio said…
Banned filmmaker Panahi’s taxi-eye view of Tehran shown in Berlin
February 7, 2015
Banned filmmaker Panahi’s taxi-eye view of Tehran shown in Berlin
Banned Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, who has defied the authorities before by smuggling a film out of Iran, did it again…
Banderas: Hollywood is a brand, not a place
February 7, 2015
Banderas: Hollywood is a brand, not a place
Antonio Banderas, 54, is on form. The Spanish star will shortly play Pablo Picasso in "33 Dias," and will be…
In multi-faith city, row rumbles over mosque-cathedral
February 6, 2015
In multi-faith city, row rumbles over mosque-cathedral
The Spanish city of Cordoba boasts that different faiths have long co-existed there, but locals are now squabbling over its…
Filmmaker animates Prophet Mohamed in response to Charlie Hebdo
February 5, 2015
Filmmaker animates Prophet Mohamed in response to Charlie Hebdo
The making of the first Egyptian animation film about the life of the Prophet Mohamed is under way in response…
Syrian poet: We can change religious interpretation, must fight extremism
February 5, 2015
Syrian poet: We can change religious interpretation, must fight extremism
Religions are not changeable matters but human interpretations of them are, said a prominent Arab poet in a seminar at the…
Anoushka played a part in Abou Seif’s film as per his late father’s will
February 5, 2015
Anoushka played a part in Abou Seif’s film as per his late father’s will
Anoushka said she appeared in just one scene of Mohamed Abou Seif’s film “Haz West Al-Balad,” playing an aristocratic woman…
36 countries in Children Cinema in Cairo
February 5, 2015
36 countries in Children Cinema in Cairo
More than 165 artworks, long and short movies from 36 countries will take part in Cairo International Film Festival for…