Culture
“Collecting souvenirs”
November 25, 2009
“Collecting souvenirs”
On Blue fish, beautiful women and the state of Egyptian modern art The paintings show beautiful women dressed in white linen,…
Innocence robbed
November 24, 2009
Innocence robbed
The American University in Cairo staged its first full length Arabic play on its new campus at the Malak Gabr…
Staging provocation
November 24, 2009
Staging provocation
Al-Masry Al-Youm caught up with Mahmoud El Lozy, professor of theatre at the American University in Cairo (AUC), to discuss…
The Bombardment of Alexandria
November 23, 2009
The Bombardment of Alexandria
It was only by chance that the first edition of 11 Yolyou wa Darb el-Eskandareyya (11th July and the Bombardment…
It’s award time
November 22, 2009
It’s award time
The main hall of the opera house was packed on Friday night, as movie stars and cinema icons flocked to…
Exploring public space in Cairo
November 22, 2009
Exploring public space in Cairo
After a three-year investigation into the urban landscape of the great Cairo megalopolis, Swiss Artist Maia Gusberti is currently exhibiting…
Turtles all the way down
November 22, 2009
Turtles all the way down
Life on the moon, a tortoise that carries the earth on its back and the rhetorical question: Chicken or egg?…
The Princess and the Effendi
November 22, 2009
The Princess and the Effendi
In December 1976, Riad Ghali shot dead his wife, princess Fatheyya,sister of King Farouk. Then he turned the gun on…
CV Attached
November 22, 2009
CV Attached
One of the more pensive and poignant films of Cairo’s International Film Festival’s digital entries, was German film "CV Attached".…