Culture
Egypt’s Museums IX: The Gayer Anderson Museum
November 24, 2010
Egypt’s Museums IX: The Gayer Anderson Museum
Cairo’s Gayer Anderson Museum may be a little difficult to find, but the importunate visitor is sure to be rewarded…
Egyptian cassette market faces imminent collapse
November 24, 2010
Egyptian cassette market faces imminent collapse
Tape cassette producers in Egypt predict a total collapse in the cassette market after album productions declined sharply in 2010. "Production…
Harry Potter and the Long Road to Nowhere
November 24, 2010
Harry Potter and the Long Road to Nowhere
With the exception of Alfonso Cuaron’s elegant third installment, the Harry Potter films have been a mixed affair at best.…
Dark side of the sun
November 23, 2010
Dark side of the sun
In the dark confines of the Townhouse Gallery’s Rawabet Theatre, a middle-aged man, strumming his guitar, leans toward the microphone…
Bolbol Hayran: A womanizer’s guide to Egyptian women
November 22, 2010
Bolbol Hayran: A womanizer’s guide to Egyptian women
What is sad about the movie Bolbol Hayran (Bolbol is Confused) is that it marks actor Ahmed Helmy’s return to…
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…