Culture

A few weeks ago, after six years as independent musicians, Black Theama’s first album was released on Egypt’s Aarabica Music…

On Monday 2 August, Rawabet Theatre in downtown Cairo hosted the closing act of its 3rd Annual Independent Theater Season…

The Subtle Body: The Story of Yoga in America by Stefanie Syman (Farrar, Straus & Giroux. 2010).

Four years after publishing his acclaimed novel, Signposts to Elsewhere, author Yahia Lababidi is out with a new book, and…

Fanous Ramadan (the Ramadan lantern) is an essential part of Ramadan’s magical atmosphere. The origin of the fanous dates back…

In cosmopolitan Cairo, where all the commotion drives you wild and the traffic is boisterous, two artists display the richness…

Two weeks ago, the novelist Mekkawi Said published his latest book, a collection of short stories called Moqtanayat Wust el-Balad…

Sophisticated coiled lines connected together creating a fascinating painting, the lines carrying different religious and moral messages, all perfectly written…

The key to choosing the right book for summer is throwing out the notion that with summer comes rubbish reads,…

At a photography exhibition at the Sawy Culture Wheel, a photojournalist’s lens captures the enduring vitality of Gaza.Ahmed Hayman, talented…