Culture
Cinema online
December 8, 2009
Cinema online
The Goethe Institute in Cairo yesterday announced the launch of the first website to feature Arabic independent films online.With a…
A tribal flair
December 7, 2009
A tribal flair
At the end of October, the second annual Characters of Egypt Festival will host some 160 tribesmen from around the…
Conservation conflicts
December 7, 2009
Conservation conflicts
Although Ahmed Sedky’s book features charts and graphs, an extended bibliography, and copious footnotes, its target is not a university…
Spotlight on Algerian Cinema: the colonial, the post-colonial and identities caught in between
December 7, 2009
Spotlight on Algerian Cinema: the colonial, the post-colonial and identities caught in between
While little is known about the curatorial direction behind the selection of films, a window on Algerian cinema was opened…
A Life in Paradise
December 6, 2009
A Life in Paradise
The American University in Cairo's Tahrir Bookstore hosted the famous Egyptologist Zahi Hawass last Saturday at 5pm for a book…
Films before football?
December 6, 2009
Films before football?
I was on the jury of the fourth Brussels Arab Film Festival, which concluded last week. This is my behind-the-scenes…
Reviving tradition
December 6, 2009
Reviving tradition
In a new release, Hagat wahshani (Things that I miss), musician Hazem Shaheen bounces between compositions and taqassim (Arabic melodic…
Mr. Romance: Restless clutter
December 4, 2009
Mr. Romance: Restless clutter
In the universe of producer Mohamed El Sobky's movies characters slap each other for no discernible reason and the slightest…
The human body: Of grace and despair
December 3, 2009
The human body: Of grace and despair
Il Corpus Homanus,” the latest exhibition at Al-massar gallary, features the work of seven artists centered on the theme of…