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Drive-by art on the Ring Road
February 23, 2010
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
February 22, 2010
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
February 22, 2010
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
February 21, 2010
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
February 21, 2010
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
February 21, 2010
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
February 18, 2010
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”
February 17, 2010
“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
February 16, 2010
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
February 16, 2010
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…