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Alexandria’s only Jewish monument eyed for restoration

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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