Culture
Munira’s Bottle…insight into the heart of Saudi
April 11, 2010
Munira’s Bottle…insight into the heart of Saudi
Munira, a woman with captivating and seductive eyes, falls into the trap of Ali al-Dahhal, an impostor who carefully weaves…
Amina Rachid: A woman from Egypt
April 11, 2010
Amina Rachid: A woman from Egypt
Amina Rachid, the critic, university professor and writer who was always faced difficult choices prefers to work quietly away from…
Egypt’s dual nature revealed in painting
April 11, 2010
Egypt’s dual nature revealed in painting
“Intuited Happiness,” the latest exhibition by artist Islam Zaher, attempts to highlight the vivid contrast that exists in the Egyptian…
Goddesses, bodybuilders and… Batman
April 8, 2010
Goddesses, bodybuilders and… Batman
It’s difficult to leave painter Khaled Hafez’s latest exhibition without a sense of intrigue. Entitled "First Temple of Flight," Hafez’s…
Thanks to Israeli director, Egyptian filmmakers boycott festival
April 8, 2010
Thanks to Israeli director, Egyptian filmmakers boycott festival
The sixth annual short-film festival at the French Cultural Center in Cairo (CFCC), "Recontres de l'Image," started out with 49…
Spring Awakening: Teenage wasteland
April 8, 2010
Spring Awakening: Teenage wasteland
Downtown's Rawabet Theater received a refreshing, albeit short-lived, dose of creativity recently with Laila Soliman's adaptation of Frank Wedekind's 1891…
Scientology rears head in Egypt’s bookstores
April 7, 2010
Scientology rears head in Egypt’s bookstores
Books penned by Church of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard are not a common sight in Egypt. Recently, however, Arabic-language…
Security besieges cultural center in fear of protests
April 4, 2010
Security besieges cultural center in fear of protests
Central Security forces surrounded the French Cultural Center in Mobtadayan, downtown Cairo, yesterday, anticipating demonstrations after a number of film…
Stammer – freaky, philosophical art
April 3, 2010
Stammer – freaky, philosophical art
Artist Shady el-Noshokaty’s latest exhibition is, to put it mildly, rather spooky. Entering Stammer at Darb 1718, one is met…
Q&A with Wessam Soliman: Holding on to a promise
March 31, 2010
Q&A with Wessam Soliman: Holding on to a promise
Wessam Soliman is a talented screenplay writer whose characters are fresh, witty and anything but typical. Within the span of…