Culture

"I Curse the River of Time" by Per Petterson, translated from Norwegian by Charlotte Barslund (Graywolf 2010).

Last Tuesday Nass Makan (People of Makan) blended traditional Egyptian and Sudanese sounds with toe-tapping contemporary tunes for an evening…

Artist Andrew Kosorok has a three-year plan. Using glass as a primary medium, he is creating 99 sculptures, each reflecting…

Approximately 52 new TV series will hit the screens during the 2010 Ramadan season. These series are divided between genres:…

A press conference was held last Sunday night to announce a new era for the Faisal Nada Theater. Faisal Nada…

Two years ago today, while undergoing heart surgery in Texas, the poet Mahmoud Darwish died at age 67. Al-Masry Al-Youm…

When I go to electronic music concerts in Egypt, I like to play a little joke. I ask strangers, “Is…

This year, bring some color into your home for Ramadan. The holy month is right around the corner, or rather,…

A Foreigner Carrying in the Crook of His Arm a Tiny Bomb by Amitava Kumar (Duke University Press. 2010)

Last Wednesday, ancient met modern at El Sawy Culture Wheel when the band Welad el-Faraana (Children of the Pharaohs), wearing…