An overlooked continent promised home at CIFF
This year sees African Cinema in the spotlight at the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF). With only five films to represent the second largest continent in size and population, the…
Egypt embraces a few days of Indian culture
CAIRO: Among the many languages of the subcontinent, the famed Indian head-nod - a side-to-side waggle of the head - is perhaps one that features across borders, especially in music.Kicking…
This is Gomorra
Last month, The Guardian posed this question; is "Gomorra the best mafia film of all time? The colossal buzz generated by its Grand Prize win at the Cannes Film Festival…
Bang, swosh, tap: Stomp makes beautiful noise in Cairo
Brooms, lids, bins, poles, sand, chalk, drumsticks, water and matchboxes - not a terribly exciting list, until you consider that these are in fact musical instruments.It is difficult to put…
Clueless's Cher Horowitz is back, just as airheaded
If I was still 12, this would have been a more pleasant article. For years after high school comedy sensation "Clueless carved its place at the top of the US…
Weekly Stock Review: Egypt index spirals to three-year low
CAIRO: Last week marked another dismal performance for the market, as global economic gloom weighed on Egyptian shares, dragging the index to its lowest close since May 2005. Overall, Egypt's…
Confessions of a (M)ad Man: I'm not a celebrity.get me out of here!
It's safe to say that I have a fractious relationship with celebrities.They're stupid, self-involved, preening, shallow, predictable, entitled, obsessed with their image, convinced they're better than me and they spuriously…
BEDOUIN LIVES: Bedouin and buses
The Bedouin have a simple attitude to driving speeds, there are only two: full speed or no speed. There is nothing in between. They do not wander around or cruise…
Links of interest
Ever stumbled upon a website that excited or intrigued you? Below are a couple of my favorites, proving that there's more to be experienced on the internet than Facebook and…
