From pashas to the people: Egyptian photography enters the information age
CAIRO: As an art form, photography in Egypt was once the province…
Best-known books by Naguib Mahfouz
Naguib Mahfouz wrote more than 50 novels, five plays and scores of…
Naguib Mahfouz, Egypt's Nobel laureate laid to rest
Novelist Naguib Mahfouz was laid to rest, yesterday, during a state funeral.…
The Father of Modern Arabic Literature
I first met Naguib Mahfouz shortly after arriving in Cairo in 1945.…
DJ Junior talks about the party scene
Local partygoers more interested in the venue than the DJCAIRO: DJ Junior…
Naguib Mahfouz, an icon of Arab literature, passes away at 94
With a Nobel Prize for Literature, an Order of the Nile, a…
Resurrecting the past in Abu Sir
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Immortalizing a folkloric epic
Al-Abnoudi reflects on his travels to record Al-Sirah Al-HilaliyahCAIRO: In an apartment…
Alexandria event focuses on documentaries
Summer film festival defies myth that culture has no place in the…
Present and Tense: Nellie's secret
Dan was back from Beirut's southern suburb, where he was taking care…