Culture
Off-Biennale: The megacity through mixed media
December 24, 2010
Off-Biennale: The megacity through mixed media
A Survival Guide, currently on display at the American University in Cairo’s Sharjah Art Gallery, pinpoints the components of life…
Surgery stops Mohamed Monier from playing planned New Year’s gig
December 23, 2010
Surgery stops Mohamed Monier from playing planned New Year’s gig
For the second year in a row, singer Mohamed Monier will not be performing at planned New Year’s festivities, as…
Scrubbed: Sex free Egyptian movies
December 23, 2010
Scrubbed: Sex free Egyptian movies
In the mid 1940s, when prominent (though untalented) Egyptian actor Anwar Wagdy openly bragged to journalists about the famous actresses…
Egypt’s Museums XII, Off Biennale: Seeds and paradox
December 22, 2010
Egypt’s Museums XII, Off Biennale: Seeds and paradox
A year ago, Cairo’s Agriculture Museum was only a Lonely Planet suggestion for Spanish artist Asunción Molinos.
Four steps to buying and caring for your Christmas Poinsettia
December 22, 2010
Four steps to buying and caring for your Christmas Poinsettia
Whether or not you are buying a tree this year, Christmas time is always a little more festive with poinsettias…
Book Review: A novel of betrayal
December 22, 2010
Book Review: A novel of betrayal
At the 2010 Naguib Mahfouz Medal ceremony, AUC Press Director Mark Linz produced a freshly printed copy of Amina Zaydan’s…
Off Biennale: Intimacy between strangers
December 21, 2010
Off Biennale: Intimacy between strangers
Several flights up a dark stairwell waits the Contemporary Image Collective’s (CIC) current show, a solo exhibition from Egyptian artist…
Culture Minister: Museum of Civilization to open doors next September
December 20, 2010
Culture Minister: Museum of Civilization to open doors next September
President Hosni Mubarak will inaugurate Egypt's new Museum of Civilization in September of next year, Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni…
Off Biennale: ‘Beware of the Chili’ has no sting
December 20, 2010
Off Biennale: ‘Beware of the Chili’ has no sting
Egyptian painter Hany Rashed has undergone many stylistic shifts throughout his career, displaying a kind of risk-taking curiosity that has…
Opera House announces 2010 Christmas concerts
December 20, 2010
Opera House announces 2010 Christmas concerts
The Cairo Opera House on Monday announced its special Christmas and New Year’s Eve concerts. The performances will include popular…