Culture
When the Nile overflows
May 10, 2010
When the Nile overflows
The new collection of stories by Hedra Gerges, entitled Beldabt kana Youshbeh al-Soura (He looked Exactly like the Picture) consists…
When speech is useless: Lebanese mime in Cairo
May 10, 2010
When speech is useless: Lebanese mime in Cairo
The fans dangling from the ceiling at Rawabet Theater struggled to stir the heavy air of the late Sunday afternoon,…
Iron Man II: The curse of the sequel
May 9, 2010
Iron Man II: The curse of the sequel
The Hollywood film Iron Man II opened on the international market before it opened in the United States. This was…
PalFest2010
May 9, 2010
PalFest2010
On 1 May at 7:30 PM, novelists, poets, and scholars gathered together at the Palestinian National Theater in Jerusalem for…
Tributes and outrage: Behind the ‘Booker’
May 6, 2010
Tributes and outrage: Behind the ‘Booker’
Fifty-year-old scholar Youssef Zidan's controversial novel Azazeel (The Devil) clinched the Arabic world’s top literary prize – the Arabic Booker…
Joy and sorrow
May 5, 2010
Joy and sorrow
In his book 'Lessan Al-Arab' ("The Arabic Language"), linguist Ibn Manzour el-Afriqi provides a precise definition of the post-Ramadan Eid…
Dance theater and the unbridgeable gap between people and states
May 5, 2010
Dance theater and the unbridgeable gap between people and states
Famous German choreographer Sasha Waltz presented her dance-theater production “Zweiland” at el-Gomhurriya Theater on 3 and 4 May after a…
The other lodge
May 5, 2010
The other lodge
Zad el-Mosafer is worth more than the treasures of Qaroun, writes Frederick Bowie Abdo Gobair is taking it easy. He…
The Art of Disturbing
May 5, 2010
The Art of Disturbing
Capturing controversy with a caricaturist's eye, Steve Bell has memorably portrayed George Bush as a chimpanzee and Margaret Thatcher as…
Elton John banned from performing in Egypt
May 4, 2010
Elton John banned from performing in Egypt
British pop star Elton John has been banned from performing at a private concert in Egypt, sponsored by UAE telecommunications…