Culture

The fourth Cairo Video Festival drew to a close on Thursday with a series of short videos, experimental films and…

"Don’t imagine that people obey a ruler merely because he’s wise…"

The title of journalist and poet Farouk Gouida’s recent book--Raping a Country: Crimes of Land Pillaging in Egypt--might suggest that…

The Coptic Museum in Cairo has more to offer its visitors than is generally thought. Still, only a small group…

A painting of a baby doll missing an eyeball, suspended upside down beside a harlequin marionette; a white butterfly standing…

“I used to pass by this one particular corner to get to the bus stop. There were young men who’d…

Egypt, where sex is still a very much taboo subject, ranks high on the list of countries generating the most…

Dar al-Shorouk has just published Al-Madda 212 Kettab (Article 212) by author Haitham H. Dabbour. The book is a hypothetical…

As much as the city’s murkiness can take a toll on one's daily life, specks of color can perk it…

Navigating Lebanon’s political landscape can be an overwhelming undertaking. The small Arab nation—nestled between the Mediterranean Sea, Israel and Syria—struggles…