Culture
Have a seat: A chair is not just a chair for two young Cairo designers
November 29, 2012
Have a seat: A chair is not just a chair for two young Cairo designers
Cairo is an endless game of musical chairs, where a set of stackable stools wedged between parked cars is a…
It’s a threadbare red carpet as film festival reopens
November 28, 2012
It’s a threadbare red carpet as film festival reopens
It’s difficult times for the organizers of the 35th Cairo International Film Festival, which will showcase 125 films from 66…
Blackbirds and work songs: A watery meditation on times of transition
November 27, 2012
Blackbirds and work songs: A watery meditation on times of transition
On downtown’s Mahmoud Basiouny Street, at the corner with the After Eight cafĂ©, you can duck into a dark, empty…
Cairo International Film Festival opening delayed
November 27, 2012
Cairo International Film Festival opening delayed
The opening of the Cairo International Film Festival’s 35th session will be delayed to 28 November, said Soheir Abdel Qader,…
Internet humor becomes paintings in Hany Rashed’s ‘ASA7BY’
November 26, 2012
Internet humor becomes paintings in Hany Rashed’s ‘ASA7BY’
The multitude of paintings that make up “ASA7BY,” Hany Rashed’s current exhibition at Mashrabia Gallery, may appear at first glance…
Watching me, watching you
November 25, 2012
Watching me, watching you
It was not Amir Tag Elsir’s plan to write a novel within a novel. When he first sat down to…
A history of urban development from pharaonic to the future
November 22, 2012
A history of urban development from pharaonic to the future
Egypt vice regal Khedive Ismail met with Ali Mubarak Pasha in 1863 to develop a blueprint for Cairo’s future. He…
Egypt recovers two pharaonic palettes from New Zealand
November 21, 2012
Egypt recovers two pharaonic palettes from New Zealand
Egyptian authorities recovered two pharaonic stone palettes from New Zealand, which arrived in Egypt on Wednesday, said Antiquities Minister…
PhotoCairo: A retrospective
November 20, 2012
PhotoCairo: A retrospective
In the late summer of 2002, at a small office of the ground floor of what is today the…