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Govt to buy ART, Rotana flicks for LE1 billion

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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