Culture
Tahrir graffiti takes on new colors
July 14, 2011
Tahrir graffiti takes on new colors
About a dozen artists were hard at work on Wednesday evening, painting a 100-square-meter section of asphalt nearby the KFC…
Bands to Watch: Soopar Lox
July 14, 2011
Bands to Watch: Soopar Lox
About a month ago, I remember being at Cairo Jazz Club, bopping my head to some refreshing electronic music that…
Q&A with Archaeologists Syndicate head Fayza Haikal
July 13, 2011
Q&A with Archaeologists Syndicate head Fayza Haikal
After years of rejection by the Mubarak regime on the grounds that Egyptian antiquities are an issue of “national sovereignty,”…
‘Autostrade’ invites readers to buy, read, and vote for their favorite comics
July 13, 2011
‘Autostrade’ invites readers to buy, read, and vote for their favorite comics
The launch of the “Autostrade” graphic novel collection was markedly different from the generally sober unveiling of an Egyptian novel.…
Bedouins kidnap television show cast, refuse to release on ransom
July 12, 2011
Bedouins kidnap television show cast, refuse to release on ransom
Armed Bedouins kidnapped Egyptian movie star Khaled El Sawy and 250 others from the cast and crew of the new…
Pro-Mubarak director wins Cinema Syndicate elections
July 11, 2011
Pro-Mubarak director wins Cinema Syndicate elections
Egyptian TV director Mossaad Fouda won a second term as Cinema Syndicate chairperson after elections Sunday, despite criticism that he…
‘From Facebook to Nassbook’: Art inspired by social change
July 11, 2011
‘From Facebook to Nassbook’: Art inspired by social change
LONDON - “From Facebook to Nassbook” exhibition opened last Wednesday at London’s Mica Gallery, showcasing the work of nine artists…
‘Love Radio’: Overly Americanized and predictable
July 10, 2011
‘Love Radio’: Overly Americanized and predictable
Director Ahmed Samir Farag’s latest film, “Izaeit Hob” (Love Radio), takes its name after a youth radio program called “Dr.…
Cinema professionals hold syndicate elections
July 10, 2011
Cinema professionals hold syndicate elections
On Sunday the Cinema Syndicate held elections for its chairperson and board members at Faisal Nada Theater. For the first…
Egypt’s reading revolution
July 10, 2011
Egypt’s reading revolution
Last month, two major bookstores shut down in Oman, and a few months earlier two Dubai bookshops closed their doors…