Culture

Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error by Kathryn Schulz (Ecco/HarperCollins Publishers. 2010)

Fans of Lebanese diva Fairouz--arguably the most beloved singer in the Arab world--gathered yesterday in the garden hall of Zamalek’s…

The latest installment in a new trend of Egyptian crime-related action movies, El-Kobar (The Big Ones), is big on nothing…

On 21 July, 1960, with a five-hour program which included a reading from the Quran, a speech by President Gamal…

It was a fight even to buy my ticket to The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010). I had to swim through…

Yousra Shaher’s furniture is not about aesthetics. “It’s mainly about the concept, the inspiration and what this concept means to…

Consider Batman. Despite a comic book history that dates back to 1939, the caped crusader has, for the most part,…

Currently on display behind the famous wooden arches of the Safar Khan gallery in Zamalek is “The Collection," an exhibition…

"And, in return for magical powers, the Sultan's daughter spared the serpent's life," narrated storyteller Dalia el-Gendi, unfolding the story…

Last night marked the end of Al Sakia's sixth documentary film festival. Among those in attendance were Mohamed el-Sawi, the…