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Longtime blues piano player Pinetop Perkins dies
Muddy Waters was looking for a new piano player when chain-smoking journeyman…
‘Uncle’ named best picture at Asian Film Awards
The Thai film "Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives" was…
In-demand banned books return to Cairo shelves
Recent studies on reading in the Arab world have shown a drastic…
A celebration of freedom at Cairo Jazz Fest
Cairo and jazz have settled into a comfortable handshake. Opening at El-Sawy…
Luminato Announces 2011 Literature and Illuminations Programs
For 10 extraordinary days in June, Toronto’s stages, streets, and public…
Iraqi city rushes to get ready as Islamic culture capital
A half-billion-dollar effort to showcase Iraq's holiest Shia city to the world…
Egyptian experimental film rediscovered
In the long history of Egyptian cinema, experimental film has always been…
UNESCO rings alarm bell on Egypt antiquities looting
PARIS: The United Nations cultural body UNESCO on Tuesday voiced growing concern…
Polish master Wajda hails Czech icon Havel’s film debut
Acclaimed Polish film director Andrzej Wajda hailed the movie debut of Czech…
Benghazi radio rap boosts morale of Libyan rebels
Two young Libyans whose rap music is broadcast to the front line…