EU extends rules for supporting film industry
The European Commission extended last week rules allowing member states to support…
Foreign stars light up French comics fest
From Marjane Satrapi, the Iranian creator of "Persepolis, to cutting-edge artists from…
A KHAWAGA'S TALE: Avoiding travel plague
THE HAGUE: I was struck down with gastroenteritis last week, not that…
Clowns cross borders for creative collaboration
In various locations from Sayeda Zeinab to Helwan, youth are gathering to…
A life in flames
English novelist and cultural historian Marina Warner says she has been dealt…
Pink suitcases, flowerpots turn heads at book fair
While strolling down the jam-packed avenues of the Cairo International Book Fair,…
Analyzing magic with Booker Prize winner Ben Okri
"Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world, English romantic poet Percy…
Stories from the other side
It is quite telling that much of Egyptian media coverage of the…
Yusuf Islam, once Cat Stevens, releases song for Gaza
Singer-songwriter Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, released on Sunday a…