Culture
Egypt officially requests Nefertiti bust
January 24, 2011
Egypt officially requests Nefertiti bust
Egypt has submitted an official request to Germany to return a bust of Nefertiti displayed in a Berlin Museum, following…
Tache gallery opens in Designopolis
January 24, 2011
Tache gallery opens in Designopolis
Saturday marked the opening of Designopolis’s new gallery, Tache. Founders Taya El Zayad and Cherine Badrawy have developed the space…
Artists to watch: ‘Lyrical ambassadors’ Yassin Alsalman and Shadia Mansour
January 24, 2011
Artists to watch: ‘Lyrical ambassadors’ Yassin Alsalman and Shadia Mansour
Best known by the moniker the Narcicyst, artist Yassin Alsalman demonstrates the possibilities of non-violent resistance through hip-hop. The Iraqi-Canadian…
Dialogue through art: France’s ‘Of Gods and Men’
January 22, 2011
Dialogue through art: France’s ‘Of Gods and Men’
Culture and art are the lifeblood of a democratic society that wants to renovate itself. Cinema is one art form…
‘Lady Boy’: A defense of Egyptian homosexuals?
January 22, 2011
‘Lady Boy’: A defense of Egyptian homosexuals?
Egyptian journalist Ahmed Saad is softspoken and reserved and a devoted Muslim. The 20-year-old is also a self-proclaimed gay rights…
Bands to Watch: Puzzle
January 20, 2011
Bands to Watch: Puzzle
Halfway through a scholarly monologue on the misleading limitations of the term “experimental music," Wael el-Sayed, accordionist for new local…
Equal opportunity to create: New performances break the rules
January 20, 2011
Equal opportunity to create: New performances break the rules
After six days of dance performances and plays, the third edition of 2B Continued Laboratory and Festival ended its run…
Egypt’s Museums XVI: Competition in Qatar
January 19, 2011
Egypt’s Museums XVI: Competition in Qatar
On 30 December 2010, Mathaf: The Arab Museum of Modern Art in Doha, Qatar opened its doors to the public…
Myth and propaganda: Stacy Schiff’s ‘Cleopatra: A Life’
January 19, 2011
Myth and propaganda: Stacy Schiff’s ‘Cleopatra: A Life’
Cleopatra styled herself an immortal, and she’s certainly had the longevity to prove it. Her afterlife has been fluid--shaped, disassembled…
Film review: Good music
January 19, 2011
Film review: Good music
“The Chord” (Al Wattar), a new thriller from Egyptian Magdy al-Hawari, deserves to be called a cinematic symphony. The cast…