From pashas to the people: Egyptian photography enters the information age
CAIRO: As an art form, photography in Egypt was once the province…
Naguib Mahfouz, Egypt's Nobel laureate laid to rest
Novelist Naguib Mahfouz was laid to rest, yesterday, during a state funeral.…
Best-known books by Naguib Mahfouz
Naguib Mahfouz wrote more than 50 novels, five plays and scores of…
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
Hungarian Egyptologist uncovers the secrets of Taposiris MagnaTaposiris Magna: A Temple, Fortress…
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…