Culture
Alexandria’s only Jewish monument eyed for restoration
December 20, 2010
Alexandria’s only Jewish monument eyed for restoration
Authorities in Alexandria are preparing plans for the restoration of the city’s only Jewish monument. The synagogue on Nabi Daniel…
Opera House to commemorate Fareed al-Attrash
December 20, 2010
Opera House to commemorate Fareed al-Attrash
The Opera House will host three concerts in the coming week at its branches in Cairo, Alexandria and Damanhour in…
Rango: An instrument of revival
December 19, 2010
Rango: An instrument of revival
In the crammed cube that is El Mastaba Center for Egyptian Folk Music’s Tanboura Hall, audience and performers were forced…
Off Biennale: Spain meets Egypt
December 18, 2010
Off Biennale: Spain meets Egypt
The One and the Multiple, an exhibition currently at Artellewa--co-curated by Pedro Soler, director of the Barcelona center Hangar, and…
Le Marché turns 30: World class elegance
December 18, 2010
Le Marché turns 30: World class elegance
For the last 30 years, Le Marché has been the leading furniture and interior design fair in Egypt. Year after…
678: Sexual harassment in a movie
December 17, 2010
678: Sexual harassment in a movie
Every time an Egyptian woman leaves her house she must make a lot of calculations. What should she wear? Are…
Ingredients of a good marriage: 50% love, 20% compatibility, 30% sex
December 16, 2010
Ingredients of a good marriage: 50% love, 20% compatibility, 30% sex
Marriage is no easy ride--this is May Taher’s message in her latest book, “When the Honeymoon is Over.” The collection…
Pushing Buttons: ‘DIY curating’ at the Cairo Biennale
December 16, 2010
Pushing Buttons: ‘DIY curating’ at the Cairo Biennale
Since the “Why Not?” show in February-March of this year, it has almost become a convention to see exhibitions at…
The Arab Novel: Television and literature
December 16, 2010
The Arab Novel: Television and literature
This year’s International Forum for the Arab Novel, the fifth in Cairo, asked as its central question, “The Arab Novel:…
Libyan novelist receives 2010 Arab Novel Forum award
December 16, 2010
Libyan novelist receives 2010 Arab Novel Forum award
Libyan novelist Ibrahim al-Kouny, born in Ghadames, Libya in 1948, received on Wednesday the 2010 Arab Novel award from the…