Ibn Battuta on the big, big screen
For many Muslims worldwide, the name Ibn Battuta evokes a sense of…
Brittany Murphy had several movies in the works
Brittany Murphy was a hardworking actress who was juggling multiple movie projects…
Germany dismisses Egyptian claims to Nefertiti bust
BERLIN: German authorities on Monday again rebuffed Egyptian claims to the rightful…
YEAREND SPECIAL: Relative recession marks 2009 book scene
The one definite reality about Egyptian literature this year is that the…
YEAREND SPECIAL: 2009: Culture in decline
The feared perils of the economic recession hit the Egyptian culture scene…
YEAREND SPECIAL: Faint traces, low hopes for local music
There are two problems with trends: they are easily substituted and their…
YEAREND SPECIAL: The best films of 2009
For the past four years, my best-films-of-the-year list has been restricted to…
YEAREND SPECIAL: A year of adaptations in Egyptian theater
The powerful art of theater is losing its grip on the public…
YEAREND SPECIAL: Egyptian filmmaker of the year: Yousry Nasrallah
Up until not long ago, the films of Yousry Nasrallah were only…