Culture

The 12th edition of the International Cairo Biennale opened this afternoon at two venues, the Palace of Arts and the…

On Saturday, 11 December—the date of Naguib Mahfouz’s would-be 99th birthday—writers, publishers, critics, and translators braved sandstorms and rain to…

Egyptian artist, cultural programmer and General Commissioner of the 11th International Cairo Biennale, Ihab El-Laban returns with The Diversity of…

The closing ceremony of the 34th Cairo “International” Film Festival turned into a national awards night for Egyptian cinema.Although many…

Set in 1970s Bulgaria during the peak of the Cold War, Bulgarian director Svetoslav Ovcharov’s latest film “Voice Over” draws…

The book “Reel Bad Arabs,” published in 2001 by Jack Shaheen, analyzed the way Arab people are portrayed in 900…

"Al-Shawq," a movie by Egyptian director Khaled al-Hagar, won the Golden Pyramid at the 34th Cairo International Film Festival which…

Piran Pirano, directed by Goran Vojovic, is the Slovenian feature film entered into the International Competition at the Cairo International…

Yesterday saw the launch of Sam Flores’ latest art exhibition--The Weight: A Golden Soul

Two young Egyptian authors have made the shortlist for the 2011 International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF), popularly known as…