Culture
‘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…
Portraying the revolution challenges filmmakers
July 8, 2011
Portraying the revolution challenges filmmakers
Movies that touch on events as definitive as the Egyptian revolution walk a tightrope; if done correctly and timed carefully,…
Team unearths first Roman-era basilica
July 7, 2011
Team unearths first Roman-era basilica
Officials say archaeologists have unearthed the first basilica erected in the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria. Antiquities authorities say the…
Mohamed Hafez Ragab’s complete works published on his 76th birthday
July 7, 2011
Mohamed Hafez Ragab’s complete works published on his 76th birthday
"We are a generation without literary masters," is author Mohamed Hafez Ragab’s most famous quote, for which he was equally…