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Drive-by art on the Ring Road

Drive-by art on the Ring Road

An artistic experiment has been going unnoticed for decades among Cairo’s poorer districts of bare-brick buildings. Commuters on the Ring…
Huda Lutfi makes a man out of him

Huda Lutfi makes a man out of him

For Huda Lutfi, visual artist and cultural historian, her ongoing exhibition “Making a man out of him” is an occasion…
Danish film wins international award for best film

Danish film wins international award for best film

One day before the announcement of the official awards of the Berlin Film Festival on Saturday, the International Federation of…
Cinema syndicate elections to be decided in runoff

Cinema syndicate elections to be decided in runoff

Egyptian Cinema Syndicate elections, which began at 9:00 AM today at Cairo's El-Salam Theater, featured a barrage of electoral propaganda…
Khaled Youssef’s latest: Don’t call me please

Khaled Youssef’s latest: Don’t call me please

Film director Khaled Youssef, disciple of late Egyptian moviemaker Youssef Chahine, recently released his latest film, "Kalemni Shukran" ("Call Me…
Culturewheel 7th film festival

Culturewheel 7th film festival

The seventh Culturewheel Festival for Short Feature Films came to an end on Thursday. The intense three-day program featured 49…
Spare storytelling: Oscar and the Lady in Pink

Spare storytelling: Oscar and the Lady in Pink

Theater director Hany El-Metennawy reprises his adaptation of Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt's "Oscar and the Lady in Pink" at Rawabet Space for…
“No styles attached”

“No styles attached”

An uncompromising and radical style is evident in the first solo exhibition of young painter Hala el-Sharouni, “In Absentia,” held…
The Winter Academy: Bohemia in Fayoum

The Winter Academy: Bohemia in Fayoum

Despite its name, the Winter Academy is an extraordinarily warm place. This has little to do with weather--the attractive adobe-style…
Asser Yassin: It’s all about choice

Asser Yassin: It’s all about choice

To movie star Asser Yassin, life is a matter of choice. The mechanical engineering graduate who was too shy to…
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