Culture
Internet humor becomes paintings in Hany Rashed’s ‘ASA7BY’
November 26, 2012
Internet humor becomes paintings in Hany Rashed’s ‘ASA7BY’
The multitude of paintings that make up “ASA7BY,” Hany Rashed’s current exhibition at Mashrabia Gallery, may appear at first glance…
Watching me, watching you
November 25, 2012
Watching me, watching you
It was not Amir Tag Elsir’s plan to write a novel within a novel. When he first sat down to…
A history of urban development from pharaonic to the future
November 22, 2012
A history of urban development from pharaonic to the future
Egypt vice regal Khedive Ismail met with Ali Mubarak Pasha in 1863 to develop a blueprint for Cairo’s future. He…
Egypt recovers two pharaonic palettes from New Zealand
November 21, 2012
Egypt recovers two pharaonic palettes from New Zealand
Egyptian authorities recovered two pharaonic stone palettes from New Zealand, which arrived in Egypt on Wednesday, said Antiquities Minister…
PhotoCairo: A retrospective
November 20, 2012
PhotoCairo: A retrospective
In the late summer of 2002, at a small office of the ground floor of what is today the…
The art of feng shui: A guide to cleansing and de-cluttering your home, in six steps
November 20, 2012
The art of feng shui: A guide to cleansing and de-cluttering your home, in six steps
I recently had the pleasure of getting a casual and insightful feng shui assessment of my home. “Feng” means wind…
Hanaa Abdelfattah – And his beautiful soul lives on
November 19, 2012
Hanaa Abdelfattah – And his beautiful soul lives on
I will not be able to do justice to the life of Hanaa Abdelfattah by writing here, for I only…
An excerpt of ‘Moons and Donkeys’ for the people of Gaza
November 18, 2012
An excerpt of ‘Moons and Donkeys’ for the people of Gaza
The following are segments from a longer poem — “Moons and Donkeys" — which I wrote after I spent a…
Restoring Egypt’s scientific heritage – Part II
November 15, 2012
Restoring Egypt’s scientific heritage – Part II
In the second part of our review of the Institut d’Egypte, Egypt Independent is focusing on the restoration of its…