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Film review: Friends forever

Film review: Friends forever

Full disclosure: this reviewer has never used Facebook. However, being an avid fan of director David Fincher’s notoriously cynical sensibilities,…
Adel Hammouda’s ‘Another Gossip on the Nile’

Adel Hammouda’s ‘Another Gossip on the Nile’

You will not find a better example of Egypt as an Orientalist than in the newly released "Tharthara Ukhra Fawq…
Preparations underway for the 34th annual Cairo International Film Festival

Preparations underway for the 34th annual Cairo International Film Festival

Preparations for the 34th annual Cairo International Film Festival, scheduled for 30 November  to 9 December, 2010, are underway. According…
Egyptian film in Tunisia: Dispatch from the Carthage Film Festival

Egyptian film in Tunisia: Dispatch from the Carthage Film Festival

The last quarter of the year is usually busy in the Arab film festival circuit with six festivals competing to…
A century of Middle Eastern history: Gilbert Sinoué’s ‘Le Souffle du Jasmin’

A century of Middle Eastern history: Gilbert Sinoué’s ‘Le Souffle du Jasmin’

Le Souffle du Jasmin (The Breath of the Jasmine) is Egyptian novelist Gilbert Sinoué latest literary work. The book constitutes…
Egypt’s Museums V: Introducing the Museum of Modern Egyptian Art

Egypt’s Museums V: Introducing the Museum of Modern Egyptian Art

Located in a neo-Islamic architectural masterpiece dubbed al-Saraya al-Koubra (The Great Palace) on the grounds of the Cairo Opera House,…
Mummy Mia

Mummy Mia

Based on uncovered artifacts and historical records, it is well known that ancient Egyptians shared a fondness for certain things—animal-headed…
Algerian author stripped of Emirati award over plagiarism accusations

Algerian author stripped of Emirati award over plagiarism accusations

The Sheikh Zayed Book Award on Tuesday announced it is stripping the 2009-2010 winner of the literature section of his…
Hiwar: Art in conversation

Hiwar: Art in conversation

Visitors should be glad to know that the Hiwar (Dialogue) group exhibition at Darb 1718 is not just another attempt…
Dreams and realities: Burcu Bilgiç’s ‘Daydreamers’

Dreams and realities: Burcu Bilgiç’s ‘Daydreamers’

I want to be an astronaut, an artist, a marine biologist, the president. I want to travel around to see…
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