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When the Nile overflows

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

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

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

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’

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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