Culture
Culture Ministry reshuffled: ‘The king is dead. Long live the king.’
May 18, 2012
Culture Ministry reshuffled: ‘The king is dead. Long live the king.’
For the fifth time since the 25 January uprising last year, the Culture Ministry’s leadership changed as part of the…
In Egypt’s presidential race, cultural policy is absent
May 17, 2012
In Egypt’s presidential race, cultural policy is absent
Amid the hype surrounding the upcoming presidential election, little is being said or done by the contestants to address…
In ‘Dust,’ the past is present
May 16, 2012
In ‘Dust,’ the past is present
Xenia Nikolskaya’s collection of photographs, “Dust,” currently on display in the Townhouse first floor gallery space, opens the doors to…
Laugh in the face of your jailers
May 15, 2012
Laugh in the face of your jailers
It was sometime between the months of March and May 2002 when a curfew was imposed on Ramallah, making daily…
Ajam Band retrieves and reproduces Iranian musical heritage
May 14, 2012
Ajam Band retrieves and reproduces Iranian musical heritage
Ajam Band is not just a musical group; it is a project of cultural preservation and revitalization. Their music is…
At ‘Samar,’ regional activists tell stories of revolution
May 13, 2012
At ‘Samar,’ regional activists tell stories of revolution
A Bahraini doctor, a female Yemeni writer and an Egyptian football player were sitting on a stage last week to…
What will art do about change? Oh wait, but what is change?
May 11, 2012
What will art do about change? Oh wait, but what is change?
In his lecture performance at the Alexandria Contemporary Art Forum’s symposium “Times are changing, what will art do about it?”…
Al-Azhar objects to film on Prophet Mohamed
May 10, 2012
Al-Azhar objects to film on Prophet Mohamed
Al-Azhar rejected and expressed deep concern over Iran’s intention to produce a movie that personifies the Prophet Mohamed and…
Profile: Ghada Khalifa challenges convention in her poems
May 10, 2012
Profile: Ghada Khalifa challenges convention in her poems
Ghada Khalifa began as an amateur poet. “I first made an exhibition of my paintings. I wrote some text for…