Culture

Full disclosure: this reviewer has never used Facebook. However, being an avid fan of director David Fincher’s notoriously cynical sensibilities,…

You will not find a better example of Egypt as an Orientalist than in the newly released "Tharthara Ukhra Fawq…

Preparations for the 34th annual Cairo International Film Festival, scheduled for 30 November  to 9 December, 2010, are underway. According…

The last quarter of the year is usually busy in the Arab film festival circuit with six festivals competing to…

Le Souffle du Jasmin (The Breath of the Jasmine) is Egyptian novelist Gilbert Sinoué latest literary work. The book constitutes…

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

Based on uncovered artifacts and historical records, it is well known that ancient Egyptians shared a fondness for certain things—animal-headed…

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

Visitors should be glad to know that the Hiwar (Dialogue) group exhibition at Darb 1718 is not just another attempt…

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