All posts tagged "arts"

By Eman Omar Mortal Designs is a beautiful translation of Reem Bassiouney’s Arabic novel (Ashiaa Raae’a). It...

The much-anticipated ‘Eshtebak’ (Arabic for ‘Clash’) by Egyptian filmmaker Mohamed Diab has been warm-heartedly received by critics...

By Rahma Diaa Egyptian women have the right to ride bicycles and wear dresses in Egypt’s streets....

By Rana Khaled In Al Midan theater at the Cairo Opera House, Alwan Cairo University hosted the...

The annual contemporary dance festival Nassim El-Raqs (The Dance Breeze) kicked off on May 5 and is...

Acclaimed directors Lynzee Klingman and Richard Pearce arrived in Egypt to conduct a number of workshops with...

Sometimes what lies beneath the surface can have a much greater impact than what is clearly in...

Egyptian actor Omar Sharif was honored at the 2016 Academy Awards during the Awards’ “In Memoriam” segment...

The 47th annual Egyptian Book Fair, which kicked off on January 27 and comes to an end...

Fatma Ibrahim El Sayed El Beltagy was born on December 31, 1898 in a rural village in...

The 2016 International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) has nominated three Egyptian novels for this year’s award....

Egyptian soprano singer Fatma Said has won the 8th Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition in Dublin, Ireland,...

By Rana Khaled The fourth annual Luxor Egyptian and European Film festival—dedicated to Egyptian actor Lobna Abdel...

By Tom Verde, originally published as ‘Malika I: Khayzuran & Zubayda‘ on Aramco World  From Indonesia to...

Egyptian actor Hamdy Ahmed has passed away at the age of 82. The actor, who was born...

Ubisoft’s next entry in the blockbuster video game Assassin’s Creed, a historical science fiction video game, will be set in...

Two popular art spaces in downtown Cairo, Townhouse Gallery and Rawabet Theatre, have been shut down in...