Culture
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…
The uses and abuses of history
March 23, 2011
The uses and abuses of history
On 17 December 2010, 26-year old Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire in Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia after the local authorities…
Egypt’s Museums: UNESCO to the rescue
March 22, 2011
Egypt’s Museums: UNESCO to the rescue
Although the Egyptian revolution has been full of highlights, the human shield that pro-democracy protesters formed spontaneously to protect the…
Mapping Subjectivity: Arab cinema tours the world
March 21, 2011
Mapping Subjectivity: Arab cinema tours the world
While the uprisings in the Arab world have scarcely left the television screens of global audiences in recent weeks, a…
AUC dims the lights for Cairo Documentary Festival, starting tonight
March 20, 2011
AUC dims the lights for Cairo Documentary Festival, starting tonight
For a while, it seemed as if the whole world were watching as the Egyptian revolution unfolded, the majority no…
‘In the Face of Canons’: Ahdaf Soueif on Palestine
March 20, 2011
‘In the Face of Canons’: Ahdaf Soueif on Palestine
Dar al-Shorouk recently republished Ahdaf Soueif’s book “Fe Mowagahat al-Madafei: Re’la Felestinia” (“In the Face of Canons: A Palestinian Trip”).…
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…