Culture

Even those with a particularly strong sense of national pride would probably agree that Egypt’s Golden Age is a thing…

"Tut Ankh Amon: The Musical," which features a musical depiction of the life of Egypt's youngest--and most famous--pharaoh, is scheduled…

Photojournalism is a tricky medium, ostensibly presenting fact while pushing the agenda of a particular publication.  Opposing newspapers, by publishing…

Egyptian cinema is a quite significant presence at the 2010 Abu Dhabi Film Festival. "Messages from the Sea," Dawood Abdel-Sayed's…

For the second time, government censors have rejected a proposed screenplay for a movie entitled "Homma Hebo Baad" ("They're in…

The Ministry of Culture today announced that an Egyptian archaeological team has discovered an ancient tomb near the pyramids in…

The book Bechtel fi Bilad al-Arab (Bechtel in the Land of the Arabs) tells the story of the great adventurer…

Cairo’s Jazz Mania Festival, organized by the Foreign Cultural Relations in cooperation with the Cairo Opera House and the jazz…

A traditional circus conjures certain images--fearless lion-tamers, gravity-defying tightrope walkers and trapeze artists, accident-prone clowns, maybe a bear driving a…

The fourth annual Abu Dhabi Film Festival (14-23 Oct) kicked off last Thursday at the Emirates Palace, where a large…