Culture
The psychedelic idyll of Qarm Qart
June 28, 2011
The psychedelic idyll of Qarm Qart
It must be a natural human urge to occasionally conjure up the most fantastic, dream-like reality possible, and give it…
VJ Um Amel hits ‘the social’ in media
June 27, 2011
VJ Um Amel hits ‘the social’ in media
Laila Shereen Sakr, digitally known as VJ Um Amel, speaks fondly about the real-time mixing between theory and practice. Her…
Revisiting Farag Fouda’s call for secularism
June 26, 2011
Revisiting Farag Fouda’s call for secularism
“The issue is not about applying Shariah (Islamic jurisprudence), but is a matter of choice between a theocratic and a…
State Awards: The debate never stops
June 26, 2011
State Awards: The debate never stops
The Supreme Council of Culture, headed by Culture Minister Emad Abu Ghazi, announced the winners of the state's 2011 cultural…
Film review: Director’s mistakes spoil ‘Al-Fagoumi’
June 25, 2011
Film review: Director’s mistakes spoil ‘Al-Fagoumi’
The word “Al-Fagoumi” - the alias of Egyptian poet Ahmed Fouad Negm - is a linguistic combination of three Arabic…
Remembering Atef al-Tayeb: A landmark in Egyptian cinema
June 24, 2011
Remembering Atef al-Tayeb: A landmark in Egyptian cinema
Thursday marked 16 years since Egyptian film director Atef al-Tayeb passed away. A pioneer of the “New Realism” wave that…
AUC Press revolution works, festival prompt some skepticism
June 24, 2011
AUC Press revolution works, festival prompt some skepticism
The annual AUC Press Book, Art, and Music Festival held Wednesday at the Cairo Opera House celebrated the 25 January…
No time for art: A tribute to martyrs and the living
June 23, 2011
No time for art: A tribute to martyrs and the living
Combining the sincerity of a personal testimony with the drama of scripted dialogue, theater director Laila Soliman’s latest play “No…
The Future of Dar al-Kotob: Q&A with Zain Abdul Hady
June 23, 2011
The Future of Dar al-Kotob: Q&A with Zain Abdul Hady
Dar al-Kotob, the Egyptian National Library, is sometimes lost in the shadow of the National Archives, or forgotten behind the…
Power and spectacle at the Biennale
June 22, 2011
Power and spectacle at the Biennale
The Venice Biennale has always been a political event, at which government institutions select artworks to “represent” them through national…