TUNIS - Minority Jews and Christians are putting their faith in Tunisia's nascent democracy to ensure its new Islamist-led leadership respects their rights in this traditionally secular state.
Religious minorities in the Arab world have mostly lost (...)
In a suburb once firmly controlled by the family of the ousted president, young Tunisians are singing and dancing in a break from the months of tension and fear that have followed their country's revolution
Rap, reggae and house music boomed out (...)
Cairo Opera House (Small Hall)
2 December
*Ressources Humaines (France), directed by Laurent Cantet; 10:30am
*Unauthorized (Venezuela), directed by Elia Schneider; 1pm
*Riwayat (India), directed by Vijay Patkar; 3:30pm
*45 m2 (Greece) directed by (...)
Gamil Rateb is a veteran star with countless lead and supporting roles to his name -- in France and the US as well as Egypt. He is an accomplished director, one of a handful of true stage actors and, thanks largely to his phenomenally successful (...)
Mohamed El-Assyouti previews this year's Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF)
Over 130 films from 50 countries will be screened during the 29th Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF), which takes place from 29 November to 9 December 2005. They (...)