Culture
‘Solitaire’: A play on identity
April 3, 2011
‘Solitaire’: A play on identity
Last week at downtown’s Rawabet Theater, the Egyptian writer, theater director and founder of Sabeel for the Arts, Dalia Basiouny,…
AUC opens the Tahrir Book Fair
April 1, 2011
AUC opens the Tahrir Book Fair
Yesterday, near Tahrir square--the place that witnessed the first spark of the revolution--The American University in Cairo Press opened its…
‘Revolutions everywhere’: Egypt’s novelists shift the red lines
March 31, 2011
‘Revolutions everywhere’: Egypt’s novelists shift the red lines
The red lines that box in Egypt’s literary scene have both lightened and darkened under the 30-year Mubarak regime. Space…
‘Freedom Painters’ bring new life to Nasr City walls
March 30, 2011
‘Freedom Painters’ bring new life to Nasr City walls
This time last year, Hajj Sueilam would sit in his Nasr City cigarette kiosk and look out at a low…
Iranian documentaries: Propaganda, revolution, and stereotypes
March 29, 2011
Iranian documentaries: Propaganda, revolution, and stereotypes
The 2011 Cairo Documentary Festival, Egypt Rising, concluded its program on Saturday evening at the American University in Cairo’s Tahrir…
Propaganda by Monuments: Art and revolution
March 28, 2011
Propaganda by Monuments: Art and revolution
On 25 May 2006, Angola launched the Icarus 13, the world’s first space mission to the sun. For two years,…
Celebrating Sayyed Darwish: Egypt’s revolutionary singer
March 27, 2011
Celebrating Sayyed Darwish: Egypt’s revolutionary singer
Alexandria--“That’s a major success,” said poet Hamdy Zidan, describing the large audience who came to the ceremony commemorating the 129th…
Book Review: ‘A cushion for your love’ offers nothing
March 26, 2011
Book Review: ‘A cushion for your love’ offers nothing
Saudi writer Zeinab Hefny published her latest book, “A Cushion for Your Love” earlier this year with Dar al-Saqi in…
Simple affordable ways to revive your home
March 24, 2011
Simple affordable ways to revive your home
Do you feel the need for some innovative changes to your home decoration, and all within your budget? Here are…
The Culture Corner: Taking books to the streets
March 24, 2011
The Culture Corner: Taking books to the streets
This Friday will see the launch of the Culture Corner—a “moving book fair” conceived and organized by independent, non-profit group…