Culture
Delights at Theodor’s
February 28, 2012
Delights at Theodor’s
Nestled away under the knobby tree canopies of Road 15 in Maadi lies a self-proclaimed antique and vintage store named…
A grand attempt to draw connections across the continent
February 28, 2012
A grand attempt to draw connections across the continent
The exhibition “Visionary Africa: Art at Work” currently on display near the entrance to Al-Azhar Park is a project of…
Man is the true legend in ‘Soul Boy’
February 27, 2012
Man is the true legend in ‘Soul Boy’
Screened at the Luxor African Film Festival last weekend, the Kenyan film “Soul Boy” is a seminal production in African…
Authorities ban film featuring Muslim-Copt love story, intellectuals say
February 27, 2012
Authorities ban film featuring Muslim-Copt love story, intellectuals say
Censorship authorities have banned the screening of a movie that features a love story between a Coptic woman and a Muslim man,…
Mubarak regime figures remain a Lebanese taboo
February 26, 2012
Mubarak regime figures remain a Lebanese taboo
Lebanese censors on Saturday reversed their decision to ban “On the Importance of Being an Arab,” a monodrama by Egyptian…
Soueif’s ‘Cairo: My City’ spins stories within stories to keep a revolution alive
February 26, 2012
Soueif’s ‘Cairo: My City’ spins stories within stories to keep a revolution alive
Ahdaf Soueif’s “Cairo: My City, Our Revolution” is an addition to the blossoming genre of “revolution diary” literature. It…
Researchers, museum push to open UN archive documenting World War II cases
February 25, 2012
Researchers, museum push to open UN archive documenting World War II cases
Locked inside U.N. headquarters is a huge but largely unknown archive documenting 10,000 cases against accused World War II criminals,…
Threads of ‘Narrating the Arab Spring’
February 25, 2012
Threads of ‘Narrating the Arab Spring’
Many of us have spoken and thought of those we wished were present to witness — and perhaps participate in — the…
‘Listen, Abdel Samie’: A superb elucidation of a shrewd novel
February 24, 2012
‘Listen, Abdel Samie’: A superb elucidation of a shrewd novel
An old woman suddenly emerges from the audience, calling and wailing over her beloved Abdel Samie. Then, a spotlight lands…
Culture Minister denies that Egyptian Artists Syndicate boycotts Tunisian artists
February 23, 2012
Culture Minister denies that Egyptian Artists Syndicate boycotts Tunisian artists
Egyptian Culture Minister Shaker Abdel Hamid said news circulating that the Egyptian Artists Syndicate is boycotting Tunisian artists is groundless. The minister…