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Articles of the author Mohamed Mursi
To the letter
Contemporary Egyptian artists are exploring the resources of Arabic calligraphy, among them Omar El-Nagdi, writes Mohamed Mursi Calligraphy was not known to the Arabs when the Quran made their language the dominant tongue of the region. But it (...)

06 - 09 - 2012
Carpentry tales
Cairo fashions once mirrored those of Paris and the quality of furniture in downtown showrooms matched that in Europe, with traces of that time still being found today, says Mohamed Mursi Furniture shops in downtown Cairo are still fond of classical (...)

05 - 04 - 2012
Revolutionary work at the Youth Salon
This year's Youth Salon took the 25 January Revolution as its theme, bringing together high-quality work by the younger generation of artists, says Mohamed Mursi The 22nd edition of the Cairo Youth Salon, held at the Arts Palace in the Opera House (...)

24 - 11 - 2011
From boxer to glassblower
The connection between Cairo glassblower and the hit film Caboria is closer than it might seem, says Mohamed Mursi Remember actor Ahmed Zaki in the film Caboria? The man who inspired Zaki's famous character is still around, and his life bears more (...)

13 - 10 - 2011
Turner's avatar
Drama and energy characterise painter , as they did the work of 19th-century British artist J M W Turner, writes Mohamed Mursi What do Egyptian painter Emad Rizq and 19th-century British artist J M W Turner have in common? Aside from the fact that (...)

23 - 12 - 2010
The multi-layered reality of Mohamed El-Nasser
Artist Mohamed El-Nasser's latest Cairo show places him in a distinguished tradition while at the same time exploring new ideas, writes Mohamed Mursi Much in the work of artist Mohamed El-Nasser reminds one of the work of Youssef Kamel, Mahmoud (...)

09 - 12 - 2010
Antique dealers feel the pinch
With today's antiques market feeling the effects of the economic crisis, Mohamed Mursi investigates the history of antiques in Egypt Everyone who sells luxury goods knows that when the economy begins to wobble, antique dealers suffer perhaps most of (...)

14 - 10 - 2010
The spiritual beings of Taher Abdel-Azim
Inheritor of the modern movement in Egyptian art, painter Taher Abdel-Azim combines experimen- tation with traditional subject matter, writes Mohamed Mursi A while ago, artist Taher Abdel-Azim drew headlines with an exhibition about the Sira (...)

07 - 10 - 2010
Saving Heliopolis?
Once the hallmark of architectural elegance and a rare example of a well-planned suburb, the Cairo district of Heliopolis is today under threat from property developers. When will the government act to save it, asks Mohamed Mursi It's not so (...)

07 - 10 - 2010
Legends of ancient heroes
The atmosphere of Egypt's traditional stories still fills Cairo's older districts even if the storytellers themselves have mostly long departed, writes Mohamed Mursi Hanging out at the small cafés scattered in the oldest parts of Cairo, one feels (...)

23 - 09 - 2010
Shot at authenticity
"One-Shot Society", a group of artists working under fine arts professor Abdel-Aziz El-Guindi, has been portraying Egyptian society for the past two decades, writes Mohamed Mursi When you see him surrounded by his disciples the image that comes to (...)

02 - 09 - 2010
Photographing the Orient
Something of a minor Cairo landmark, the Lehnert and Landrock bookshop has been selling photographs of the Orient since the 1920s, writes Mohamed Mursi Anyone walking down Sherif Street in downtown Cairo is likely to have had their eyes drawn to the (...)

26 - 08 - 2010
Shifting fortunes in happiness lane
A Cairo district that once sold wood and timber is now dealing in pots and pans and risks losing its historic charm, says Mohamed Mursi Close to the intersection of Port Said and Al-Azhar streets in Cairo is an old neighbourhood that was once famous (...)

19 - 08 - 2010
Rare books in Fustat
Buying a book from rare books dealer Sabri Ali Montaser is an excuse for an excursion into Egypt's history, says Mohamed Mursi Sabri Ali Montaser's shop, a small affair in a tourist market, is filled with old books and paintings. Montaser used to be (...)

19 - 08 - 2010
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