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A new generation of Egyptian opera singers

A new generation of Egyptian opera singers

Driving from my home in Heliopolis to the Cairo Opera House in Gezira often takes over an hour, and is…
History on the Nile

History on the Nile

With its publication of the sixth and final volume of Taqweem el-Nil, or "History written by the Nile," by Amin…
Awakening Records’ Maher Zain debuts in Egypt

Awakening Records’ Maher Zain debuts in Egypt

The American University in Cairo's Help Club hosted a spring concert this Thursday starring Maher Zain, Hamza Namira and Mesut…
Drumbeat: Tales from the Gulf’s back end

Drumbeat: Tales from the Gulf’s back end

There are over a quarter of a million Egyptian immigrants working in the United Arab Emirates today--or rather, that is…
Cinema Culture Center puts Iran’s female filmmakers in spotlight

Cinema Culture Center puts Iran’s female filmmakers in spotlight

Downtown's Cinema Culture Center celebrated International Woman's Day this month by screening five films by female filmmakers from the Iranian…
Photography exhibition: Ashraf Talaat

Photography exhibition: Ashraf Talaat

Ashraf Talaat's exhibition of photographs, Point of view, opened Sunday night at El Sawy Cultural Wheel in Zamalek. Al-Masry Al-Youm…
Palestinian director: We have the spirit, directors, and lots of stories

Palestinian director: We have the spirit, directors, and lots of stories

Sunday night marked the premier of Palestinian film Al mur wal rumman (Pomegranates and Myrrh, 2008) in Egyptian movie theaters.The…
Oxmo Puccino: French rap at El Sawy Culture Wheel

Oxmo Puccino: French rap at El Sawy Culture Wheel

Oxmo Puccino is a French rapper of Malian origin who received a Victoires de la Musique award at the beginning…
Noémie, tell me a story!

Noémie, tell me a story!

The French Cultural Center in Mounira yesterday evening welcomed Belgian comedian Noémie Dujardin, who read excerpts from novels in the…
Ambassadors of the azan

Ambassadors of the azan

The lights go down, and the audience falls quiet. But instead of actors taking their place on the stage in…
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