Courage and disappointment on stage
Psychologists may disagree, but for every individual - as contrasted with the…
Interview: Unleashing the power of the written word
CAIRO: For the most part, writers of fiction stay within the boundaries…
A magnet to a past era
Written by the late Egyptian Noaman Ashour, one of the pillars of…
Ancient Egypt, Hollywood-style
CAIRO: Associate provost and director of core curriculum in the American University…
Buñuel: cinema's greatest offender
Eight-eight years ago a 17-minute short film directed by a Spanish novice…
Globalisation, or is it globalization?
Buenos Aires, Argentina, was my first tango with globalisation, when I met…
Walk down memory lane: old Egyptian film posters revisited
If watching a film is like having a dream wide awake, I…
Cairo's Taxi: Tragedy and farce juxtaposed
Eighty thousand taxis roam Cairo every day. They have become part and…
Al Aswani's novel scores critical success, controversy
CAIRO: It s always a challenge for a writer to release a…
It's all about the sex in Chicago
When Alaa Al Aswani first released Chicago as a series of stories…