New AmCham president elected
CAIRO: In a tight race, Omar Mohanna, chairman of the Suez Cement Company, won the election and was declared the new president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt…
Showcasing fragile masterpieces
Sakkara's glass art museum opens its doors to visitorsGlass is a combination of sand that is fused in contact with something called a flux. The substances used for this purpose…
Snapshots of modern Egyptian life
Families and taxis: these are the respective subjects of two photographic collections on display at a joint exhibition at the Contemporary Image Collective (CIC) gallery in Mounira. Cartography brings together…
Dancing for the wordly sort
Dana Tai Soon Burgess travels to Pakistan, Bulgaria, and Panama to become a better person and professional. He researches Asian folkloric songs in Peru. He talks about point-to-point harmony.Dana Tai…
Documenting humanity in the heart of darkness
Last week, one of my colleagues phoned up to tell me about this amazing documentary she watched in her documentary film class at the American University in Cairo. She added…
Comedies, actions and more comedies invade theatres
The sun s up, humidity s is filling the air and Egypt is soon to turn into a large, fuming furnace. Yes ladies and gentlemen, summer s finally blooming, vacations…
Tobacco company's anti-youth smoking campaign rebuked by government
CAIRO: British American Tobacco (BAT) plans to kick off a campaign to slow down rampant underage smoking in Egypt. In an effort to present itself as a socially responsible tobacco…
Homeless Qalet Al Kabsh residents tell their shocking stories
CAIRO: A development plan was initiated under the auspices of the First Lady, Suzanne Mubarak to relocate the inhabitants of 300 apartment buildings consumed by a fire last March in…
With this rented ring I thee wed
ReutersCAIRO: Egyptians once considered it the skin of the gods, and lavished it on their ancient pharaohs as they passed to the afterlife.But today, with its soaring price, gold is…