Culture

A recently released Egyptian documentary suggests Ancient Egyptians knew the basics of cinematography. Their sculptures depict scenes from their daily…

Organizers of the 34th Cairo Film Festival were pleasantly surprised to hear that Hollywood star Richard Gere had arrived in…

“We will kill all the male members of this deceitful progeny because if only one of them survives, he will…

Last Thursday at the Egyptian Center for Culture and Arts (Makan), Egyptian vernacular poet Zine al-Abidine Fouad, Sudanese singer Salma…

Preparations are underway at the Cairo Opera House for the opening ceremony of the 34th Cairo International Film Festival and…

Since 2004, Sudanese playwright, director, and actor, Ali Mahdi, and his al-Bugaa theatre troupe, have been travelling from one Sudanese…

The Egyptian publishing house Dar Al Shorouk celebrated the launch of a joint venture on Tuesday.Shorouk-Penguin will publish Arabic works…

20 years after the Bhopal gas tragedy-–the worst industrial accident in history—a Dow Chemical Company spokesman announced live on BBC…

 

A few weeks ago, up-and-coming writer Omnia Fawzy celebrated the launch of her first book, Etgawezni, Shokran (‘Marry Me, Thank…