Between beauty and despair
In the continuing art project initiated by CIC (Contemporary Image Collective), curators Alya Hamza and Edit Molnar introduced more artistic presentations of the dynamics of a public space in the…
Viva la cultura
This year, culture lovers will have to hit the ground running to keep up with the ample, varied menu of exhibitions and performances on offer from around the world. For…
Dressing like Gods: A pantheon of pacific treasures
When it comes to art, I never cease to be amazed at artists' attention to detail. The tender etches and carves of a dedicated hand, whether in the name of…
Egyptian readers under the microscope
The Cairo International Book Fair, the world's second largest book fair, receives some six million visitors annually - but who exactly in Egypt reads?Certainly not Cairene commuters. Unlike other metropolises,…
It's official: freedom of expression is sacred in Egypt
It was not quite the outcome Judge Abdul Fattah Murad had in mind when, on February 28 of last year, he asked the Egyptian authorities to ban more than 50…
Art, the universal language of religion
All art is at once surface and symbol. Those that go beneath the surface do so at their peril. Those who read the symbol do so at their peril. It…
Recount Kenyans' votes
Kenya is aflame after a presidential election on Dec. 27 widely believed to have been rigged to secure the re-election of Mwai Kibaki. Kibaki's opponents took to the streets, the…
In Focus: Egypt and the EU: A Whirlwind
Perhaps the most gripping aspect of the recent dispute between Egypt and the European Union over a European Parliament resolution criticizing Egypt's human rights situation, is how poorly the crisis…
Ibn Khaldun center 'battles' for democracy
CAIRO: "We are not a party; we are a center for civil society. These were among the opening words introducing a seminal conference as part of the Project on Raising…
