Culture
Govt to buy ART, Rotana flicks for LE1 billion
March 30, 2010
Govt to buy ART, Rotana flicks for LE1 billion
Essam Abdel Hady, chairman of the state-run Egyptian Company for Sound and Light Shows and Cinema (SLC), said Monday that…
Abdel Halim Hafez: The Dark Nightingale, 1929-1977
March 30, 2010
Abdel Halim Hafez: The Dark Nightingale, 1929-1977
On the anniversary of his death, Al-Masry Al-Youm remembers Abdel Halim Hafez, one of Egypt's most famous voices.Hafez was born…
The thousand faces of Ahmed Zaki
March 29, 2010
The thousand faces of Ahmed Zaki
Five years has passed since the death of renowned Egyptian film actor Ahmed Zaki (1949-2005), yet his legacy lives on.…
Culture minister vows to quell circus rebellion
March 29, 2010
Culture minister vows to quell circus rebellion
Culture Minister Farouk Hosni accused Mohamed Abu Leila, director of the National Circus Authority, of inciting circus performers against the…
Badei Kheiry: A legendary poet
March 29, 2010
Badei Kheiry: A legendary poet
After years of intensive work, Nabil Bahgat, a professor of Arabic theater at Helwan University and director of the Beit…
Khaled el-Sawy: In art, ends justify means
March 29, 2010
Khaled el-Sawy: In art, ends justify means
In all of Khaled el-Sawy's roles he makes an impact. Even if the part is small, the actor enchants both…
A new generation of Egyptian opera singers
March 29, 2010
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
March 28, 2010
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
March 27, 2010
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
March 25, 2010
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…