Culture
Cairo, Washington prepare strategy against antiquities trafficking in US
October 23, 2011
Cairo, Washington prepare strategy against antiquities trafficking in US
Egypt is seeking to strike a deal with the United States to track antiquities smugglers on American soil and restore…
Caught in the gaze of the eternal eye
October 23, 2011
Caught in the gaze of the eternal eye
History is rife with instances in which art was used to deliver a specific message or set of beliefs; one…
The Shaabi music breakthrough
October 22, 2011
The Shaabi music breakthrough
You must have heard the song "I'm the one whose life is so wrong,” by shaabi DJ Amr Haha. The DJs,…
Anis Mansour dies at 87
October 21, 2011
Anis Mansour dies at 87
Egyptian author and columnist Anis Mansour passed away in the early hours of Friday morning at the age of 87.
Searching for peace in ‘Ghosts With No Maps’
October 20, 2011
Searching for peace in ‘Ghosts With No Maps’
The title of “Ghosts With No Maps” - Albawtaka’s second collection of translated short stories, published in 2011 - might…
Master violinist to perform at the Cairo Opera House
October 19, 2011
Master violinist to perform at the Cairo Opera House
If virtuoso violinist and composer Abdo Dagher were Japanese, he would have been declared a national treasure. As it is,…
In other words: Translation as alchemy at the Crucible
October 18, 2011
In other words: Translation as alchemy at the Crucible
Many might receive "Albawtaka Review’s" quarterly newsletter in their inbox, but few know the story behind the literary journal and…
Mubarak is melting!
October 18, 2011
Mubarak is melting!
Two Cairene galleries exhibited ruminations on revolutions in the environment, but the difference between the success of the two is…
In Paris, ‘Chicago’ becomes ‘I Wish I Were Egyptian’
October 17, 2011
In Paris, ‘Chicago’ becomes ‘I Wish I Were Egyptian’
This month, the first adaptation of Egyptian novelist Alaa al-Aswany's “Chicago” is showing at the Amandiers Theater in the Parisian…
‘Bye Bye Babylon’: War through the eyes of a child
October 16, 2011
‘Bye Bye Babylon’: War through the eyes of a child
Lamia Ziade’s “Bye Bye Babylon: Beirut 1975-1979” opens with bright, pop-art representations of US and UK products. We see Bazooka…