Culture
Cinema Coptic: Egypt censors religion in film
January 6, 2011
Cinema Coptic: Egypt censors religion in film
In the violent chaos of a neighborhood-wide sectarian riot, an elderly Muslim man is knocked to the ground and about…
Egypt’s Museums XIV: The Geology Museum
January 5, 2011
Egypt’s Museums XIV: The Geology Museum
The entrance to the Geology Museum in Cairo, with its sad grey appearance and busy location a few meters away…
Amal Kenawy: Society and the street
January 4, 2011
Amal Kenawy: Society and the street
As part of the 12th International Cairo Biennale, the Palace of the Arts is currently hosting a multimedia installation by…
Archiving Egypt: ‘Yesterday’s Egypt in Color’ sends hundreds of postcards
January 3, 2011
Archiving Egypt: ‘Yesterday’s Egypt in Color’ sends hundreds of postcards
A coffee table book, “L’Egypte d’Antan en Couleurs” (Yesterday’s Egypt in Color) is a collaboration between Robert Solé, a major…
Movement and identity: Q&A with Karima Mansour, Part I
January 2, 2011
Movement and identity: Q&A with Karima Mansour, Part I
♫ Egyptian dancer and choreographer Karima Mansour graduated with both a B.A. and a Masters degree in Contemporary Dance from…
Arab art figures call for a decisive stance on terrorism
January 2, 2011
Arab art figures call for a decisive stance on terrorism
A number of Egypt-based artists have voiced anger toward the recent attack on an Alexandria church that killed 21 and…
Islamic Art in Italy
January 1, 2011
Islamic Art in Italy
The al-Sabah Collection: Art of the Islamic Civilization is currently in its world premiere at the Royal Palace (Palazzo Reale)…
Year Ender: Best overlooked cinema
December 31, 2010
Year Ender: Best overlooked cinema
“Boy” (New Zealand). Coming-of-age films are usually little more than a list of calculated clichés— the loss of innocence, the…
Year Ender: Best Arab cinema
December 30, 2010
Year Ender: Best Arab cinema
"The Forgotten Ones" (Morocco). An acclaimed film that received many awards worldwide, "The Forgotten Ones," from writer-director Hassan Benjelloun, tackles…
Year Ender: Best Arabic books
December 30, 2010
Year Ender: Best Arabic books
“Moqtanayat Wust el-Balad” (Downtown Collection) by Mekkawi Said. This collection of short stories from the award-winning author of “Swan song”…