Culture

The 26th Alexandria Film Festival for Mediterranean Countries, to be held from 14 to 19 September, will present 35 films…

Last Saturday at the Darb 17 18 the Oscarisma Studios performed two plays. The first, a pantomime, told the story…

Ramadan is a time of fasting, self-restraint, and good deeds. It is also an occasion for storytelling, either in celebration…

The Pain Chronicles: Cures, Myths, Mysteries, Prayers, Diaries, Brain Scans, Healing, and the Science of Suffering by Melanie Thernstrom (Farrar,…

Al-Masry Al-Youm remembers Hanzala, the figure who still keeps his eyes on Palestine and his back to the world. Even…

In the graceful sixteenth-century Qubbat al-Ghouri (Al Ghoury Dome), located in the wholly authentic, utterly crowded Khan El Khalili district,…

Originally published in Cairo 1995, “East Winds, West Winds” is a milestone for both author Mahdi Issa al-Saqr and Iraqi…

Ramadan is a time of fasting, self-restraint and good deeds. It is also an occasion for storytelling, either in celebration…

Ahmed Mekki, the Egyptian comedian and movie star, has found his way back to the small screen. The actor releases…

The Ministry of Culture decided today to close the Nubia Museum in the Upper Egypt city of Aswan due to…