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"Alice in Wonderland," directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp, Mia Wasikowska, Helena Bonham Carter and Anne Hathaway, opened…

Can the term “Jazz” be defined accurately? Can we rely on an immutable definition of this musical style? Jerome Paressant,…

Tarhana is the Balkan name for a thick, white soup made from fermented dairy. But Tarhana the band is a…

It is 1:30 AM and your Al-Masry Al-Youm reporter is rubbing two bruises on the back of his skull. Too…

Several Egyptian films produced in the last two years have challenged the notion of "clean cinema," with some forecasting the…

Nora Amin is a writer, actress, dancer, and translator. Her latest performance, "Stories from the Edge," was hosted by the…

Caroline Parker, an English comedian and actress in her 50s with short, crow-black hair, an almost transparent complexion, and two…

Egypt's state censorship board approved the production of the film Al-Raees Wal-Moushir ("The President and the Field Marshal") on Wednesday,…

Each summer, the women of the Bussy Project convene on stage to put on a performance about women's issues built…

Iconic Lebanese music composer Ziad Rahbani arrived in Cairo today to participate in the second Cairo International Jazz Festival. A…