What's new in Ramadan TV this year? Hanan Sabra finds out
This year movie stars like Youssra, Yehia El-Fakharani, Nur El-Sherif, Elham Shahine and for the first time ever Omar Sharif are competing over prime-time TV serials - mini soap operas yearly (...)
Hair and make-up: Hanan Sabra talks to Egypt's foremost authorities
Start the summer with a new and vivid look, I say. Take on the joy and cheerfulness of the season. But to do so, you must start with your hair.
According to Mohamed El-Soghayar -- (...)
A new private club for divorcees is in the making: Hanan Sabra considers what is in it for prospective members
The Confidence Club for Divorcees (CCD) is the first of its kind in Egypt, open to both males and females. Established six months ago by (...)
By overhauling its news programmes, Egyptian television hopes to compete with top Arab channels. Hanan Sabra adjusts her screen
Officials at the Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU) are working hard to upgrade their output so as to make their (...)
Hanan Sabra casts an eye over Ramadan TV schedules
Ramadan has long been the highlight of the television year, the month in which soaps are showcased and faces more often associated with the big screen are beamed into the nation's living rooms. And (...)
Hanan Sabra speaks with Youssra, star of one of this Ramadan's most popular serials, Ahlam 'Adiya (Ordinary Dreams)
The role, or rather multiple characters, played by Youssra in one of Ramadan's most talked about television serials, Ahlam 'Adiya (...)
RAMADAN musalsalat, a quasi-unique genre of television soaps aired during the holy month, are a subject of much speculation, writes Hanan Sabra. With less than a week to go before Ramadan, decisions as to which serials will be selected for screening (...)
By Hanan Sabra
It was in 1965 when writer Yehia Haqqi first floated the idea of establishing a national archive for Egyptian cinema. Some 36 years later, the head of the National Cinema Centre since 1999, film director Mohamed El-Qalyoubi, is the (...)