Culture
Living cities: Random impressions of Cairo, Beirut, Berlin
November 21, 2010
Living cities: Random impressions of Cairo, Beirut, Berlin
1925: Cairo is the most beautiful city in the world…1950: Paris and London compete with Cairo…2010: Barcelona, Mexico City, Comoros…
Al Shorouk, Penguin Group to launch joint publishing project
November 21, 2010
Al Shorouk, Penguin Group to launch joint publishing project
Egyptian publishing house Dar Al Shorouk together with UK publisher the Penguin Group will launch a major joint project on…
Questions of Activity: Citizen, Participant at Darb 1718
November 20, 2010
Questions of Activity: Citizen, Participant at Darb 1718
Exploring the interaction between participation and passivity, citizenship and action, curator Pillar Tompkins Rivas brings together seven artists from four…
Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism: Sometimes economics is not enough
November 18, 2010
Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism: Sometimes economics is not enough
In 2007 the US economy was still the world’s Camelot. It was the only real global economic behemoth, representing unquestionable…
‘Mecca & Medina, a photographic journey’ in 3D
November 18, 2010
‘Mecca & Medina, a photographic journey’ in 3D
Coinciding with this year's Hajj, the Muslim annual pilgrimage to Mecca, visitors to the American University in Cairo’s (AUC) Photographic…
Mahmoud Darwish’s ‘Journal of an Ordinary Grief’
November 17, 2010
Mahmoud Darwish’s ‘Journal of an Ordinary Grief’
In Mahmoud Darwish’s Journal of an Ordinary Grief--published in 1973 as Yawmiyyat al-Huzn al-'Adi and now available in English translation--the…
Egypt’s Museums VIII, The complex of the Mevlevi Dervishes: Listening to the harmony of the cosmos
November 17, 2010
Egypt’s Museums VIII, The complex of the Mevlevi Dervishes: Listening to the harmony of the cosmos
The complex of the Mevlevi Dervishes: Listening to the harmony of the cosmosA jewel of Islamic architecture, the complex of…
Eid movies: ‘Ibn al-Konsol’–the worst of a bad lot
November 16, 2010
Eid movies: ‘Ibn al-Konsol’–the worst of a bad lot
Ibn al-Konsol ('The Ambassador’s Son') is typical of Eid movies, which are generally vapid and superficial productions. It is a plot-less…
Sphinx statues uncovered on Luxor temple road
November 15, 2010
Sphinx statues uncovered on Luxor temple road
Twelve sphinx statues have been found near the Karnak Temple in Luxor, Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni has announced. The…