The Cairo glitterati were out in force to support the arts in Abdeen Square on Saturday in the biggest post-Jan. 25 cultural event to date.
“Al Fann Midan” (Art is a Square) is the first ever festival put on by the Independent Artists Coalition, (...)
Amro Salah is at Taboula restaurant shaking hands with local and visiting musicians during a pre-festival dinner. He is the organizer of the 2011 Cairo International Jazz Festival and the musicians he is welcoming are from Austria.
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Director Michael Wadleigh, sometimes spelled Wadley, is best known for his classic Oscar-winning documentary about the 1969 Woodstock music festival. Wadleigh spoke at the American University in Cairo's new campus on Sunday about his current work (...)
N ovelist and columnist Alaa Al-Aswany launched the English translation of “On the State of Egypt” in an event attended by an eager crowd of journalists and fans at the recently re-opened AUC Bookstore in downtown Cairo on Sunday.
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From shoulder shrugs and defensive humour to smiles and laughter: Sarah Blakemore shares her experience of the Egyptian revolution
" Inshallah ", the cashier at the grocery store says in an apathetic voice when I ask him if the Branston pickle will (...)