Culture

The 21st annual Doha International Book Fair—and its companion first-ever children’s book festival—were not Qatar’s primary obsession this late November…

First off, a confession: I watched “Ring Road” by accident.  

Moroccan director Daoud Aoulad-Syad's excellent entry into the Cairo International Film Festival could be called a sequel. Syad's previous entry…

Making a movie takes a lot of control: control of the lighting, the environment, the actors' expressions and lines, all…

The Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) recognized three film industry professionals of Egyptian origin during a press conference Wednesday for…

A man stumbles into a train station, looking pale, disoriented, and lost. He attracts the attention of nearby police officers;…

The Fond Mercator, a renowned Belgium publishing house specializing in art books, has recently published “Heliopolis,” a 240-page richly illustrated…

A young boy runs through a busy London street, wearing a suit made entirely of trash. Egyptian screen legend Soad…

In a recent piece on the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF), journalist Sherif Awad complained that, because of low ticket…

Situated at the Tunis artist colony in Fayoum, Egypt, the Caricature Museum, which opened its doors to the public last…