Undermining the 'objet d'art' in Cairo's mind
The Art Object, or objet d'art, once the foundation upon which all "art presentation rested, is becoming a relic of the past in some circles. Artists worldwide are reaching beyond…
Could-be president makes outstanding citizen-conductor
Music conductor Enrique Bátiz's father had different plans for him; he wanted his son to be the president of Mexico. But then the country would perhaps have been deprived of…
The dreamy fragrances of Marie-Claire
It's somehow difficult to categorize Al-Habib Al-Salmy's novel "Rawayeh Marie-Claire (The Scents of Marie-Claire), a remarkably intimate portrait of the rise and fall of a relationship between a Tunisian man…
The one and the many
Palestinian writer Maliha Maslamani's new play, scheduled to be performed at Cairo's Rawabet Theater next week, is a continuation of her ongoing fascination with the question of identity, an issue…
Interpol arrests antiquities smuggler
CAIRO: A notorious antiquities dealer was arrested by the Interpol in Bulgaria after a years-long chase, Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni announced.According to the head of Egypt's Supreme Council of…
A preacher and two rock stars compare notes
TAPPAN, NY: Dr. Rick Warren, pastor at Saddleback Church in California and President-elect Barack Obama's controversial choice to give the invocation at his inauguration, gave a speech at the Muslim…
Sense of defeat
CAIRO: In Tahani Rashed's award-winning "El Banat Dol (Those Girls), a documentary about street children, a teenage girl describes how she doesn't fight back when men gang up and rape…
Hamas's real enemies
JERUSALEM: In Iran, elements from within the regime are reportedly offering a $1 million reward for the assassination of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak because of his opposition to Hamas in…
Widow demands LE 1 million for Judges' Club niqab ban
CAIRO: A widow of a former judge filed a lawsuit against the president of the Higher Judicial Council, demanding LE 1 million in compensation, after she was prevented from entering…
Howeidy criticizes media double standards
CAIRO: The shrapnel, resulting from Israeli shelling, that wounded two Egyptian soldiers and two children near the Egypt-Gaza border is "friendly fire, said prominent columnist Fahmy Howeidy in a sarcastic…
