Culture
Folkloric feel
June 13, 2010
Folkloric feel
For a band that’s been around for more than three decades, the Nile Band for Traditional Instruments isn’t as well…
Q&A with A Fula’s Call: The musical outcome of globalization
June 12, 2010
Q&A with A Fula’s Call: The musical outcome of globalization
Afro-Jazz fusion Dutch band A Fula's Call, in town for this weekend's Artbeat Festival, are in some ways, living proof…
Marcel Wanders wonders
June 9, 2010
Marcel Wanders wonders
Elle Decoration's two-time designer of the year Marcel Wanders is keeping himself busy. His latest project, Villa Moda in Bahrain,…
The Egyptian Arab: No place like home
June 9, 2010
The Egyptian Arab: No place like home
Egyptian actor Ahmed Helmy knows his craft and cares about it. The actor, known for picking original ideas and developing…
All night long
June 8, 2010
All night long
For centuries, the tales recounted in One Thousand and One Arabian Nights have provided readers around the world with a…
El-Dealer: A new low
June 7, 2010
El-Dealer: A new low
El-Dealer (The Dealer), starring Ahmed el-Saqa and Khaled el-Nabawi, is the latest addition to a series of unfortunate projects el-Saqa…
Lucette Lagnado’s ‘Man in the White Sharkskin Suit’
June 7, 2010
Lucette Lagnado’s ‘Man in the White Sharkskin Suit’
El-Ragol Zul Badla el-Baydaa el-Sharkskin, Waqaea Khoroug Aeila Yahodia Men Misr ('The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit: A Jewish…
Q&A with Adel Yehia, dean of Egypt’s High Cinema Institute
June 6, 2010
Q&A with Adel Yehia, dean of Egypt’s High Cinema Institute
Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni formed a committee of legal experts and professors from Egypt's High Cinema Institute to investigate…
International books digest
June 6, 2010
International books digest
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson, translated by Reg Keeland. (Alfred A. Knopf, 2010). David Kamp…
Artbeat festival to run from 10 to 13 June
May 31, 2010
Artbeat festival to run from 10 to 13 June
The Artbeat festival promises four days of art commotion in Egypt. The festival, brainchild of the Cairo Jazz Club, Darb…