Culture
The found art of voting
March 19, 2011
The found art of voting
Over the past weeks, a lot of Cairo's ordinary objects have been transformed by their participation in the revolution. Street…
Writing, teaching, living: Egyptian novelist Radwa Ashour
March 18, 2011
Writing, teaching, living: Egyptian novelist Radwa Ashour
Celebrated author Radwa Ashour, whose Granada trilogy was voted one of the top 100 literary works by the Arab Writers…
Egyptian wins children’s literature prize
March 18, 2011
Egyptian wins children’s literature prize
Egyptian media figure Afaf Tabbalah recently won the Sheikh Zayed Children's Literature award.
Fatima Hanem Chahin: Photographer of Egypt’s revolutionary past
March 17, 2011
Fatima Hanem Chahin: Photographer of Egypt’s revolutionary past
The photographic archive of Fatima Hanem Chahin is a treasure trove that includes thousands of pictures she took throughout the…
Google commemorates Arab music icon
March 17, 2011
Google commemorates Arab music icon
Google is celebrating the 129th anniversary of Sayyed Darwish, an Egyptian musician born on 17 March, 1892, in the city…
Third annual Cairo Jazz Festival starts today
March 17, 2011
Third annual Cairo Jazz Festival starts today
For all those who’ve had their fill of revolution-themed songs and patriotic anthems, the Cairo Jazz Festival will be a…
Egypt’s Museums XVV: ‘Our open-air museum’
March 16, 2011
Egypt’s Museums XVV: ‘Our open-air museum’
Since 25 January, Egypt’s many museums and archaeological sites have been the victims of looting. Yesterday, it was announced that…
The Homo Sapiens Report: Michael Wadleigh on the future of Egypt
March 15, 2011
The Homo Sapiens Report: Michael Wadleigh on the future of Egypt
Amid heated debates on the Egyptian Constitution and two weeks before the referendum on proposed amendments to it, Academy Award-winning…
Azbakeya Book Fair picks up where Cairo Book Fair left off
March 14, 2011
Azbakeya Book Fair picks up where Cairo Book Fair left off
When the Cairo International Book Fair became a casualty of the revolution, the book merchants of Azbakeya Market decided to…
Egypt’s uprising inspires and liberates local filmmakers
March 12, 2011
Egypt’s uprising inspires and liberates local filmmakers
Following the fall of the Mubarak regime, Egyptian artists have been quick to embrace their previously denied right of freedom…