Digging up cinema relics
It was a gutsy move on the formidable production team of Lucas Films and Paramount to brush the dust off Indiana Jones' fedora and send him on another wild goose…
Voices of dead heroes
When filmmaker Dina Hamza was assigned to shoot a short film as an exercise in filming with three cameras, she never imagined that a workshop undertaking would turn into "Aswat…
Cairo: Stories in movement
Some say that divine will guides the chaotic and unpredictable life in Cairo, but author Lesley Lababidi tells Daily News Egypt that, in fact, "two groups essentially keep Cairo moving.…
Sphinx in dire need of a bird-repellent
CAIRO: The crowds of pigeons, doves and sparrows that have been landing regularly on several parts of the Sphinx indicate that the level of humidity is dangerously increasing within the…
Western students exceed Lebanese expectations
Despite the political and economic turmoil that Lebanon has endured for many years - which culminated in violence weeks before the recent Doha accord - I recently noticed that the…
Toward Israeli-Syrian peace
Recent reports indicating that Israel and Syria are indirectly engaged in Turkish brokered peace talks suggest a major (albeit overdue) development in the Mid-East peace-making process. Since the collapse of…
Intercultural dialogue questioned, as experts highlight its importance
CAIRO: Amid various attempts to establish dialogue between nations around the world, the British Council is contributing to the cause as it celebrates its 70th year in Egypt, by launching…
Geneive Abdo works to build bridges
CAIRO: Two years since her last visit to Egypt, American foreign policy fellow and author Geneive Abdo is amazed by how much the country has changed. The author, who has…
Farmers 'scared to talk' about land tax arrests
BEHEIRA: It's a long drive from Cairo to Janaklisse, but going deep into the countryside has no bearing on the long arm of corruption. After Sunday's arrests of 1,230 farmers…