Beloved folk hero returns to Old Cairo
This week, I ventured again to the back allies of Gamaleya, the…
A night of short films and lingering predicaments
There was no introduction to the screenings; the films simply started playing.…
Budapest's Sziget festival kicks off with anti-racism Day Zero
Hungary's Sziget music festival, one of the biggest in Europe, kicked off…
Cairo facades mingle with seashore scenery in Kunst exhibit
Currently showing at Kunst Gallery downtown is a show titled "El-Makan (The…
Sex show flap sparks Saudi attacks on satellite TV
The scandal over a man boasting about his sex life on a…
Iranian Cannes film stars seek asylum in Britain
Two Iranian actors and musicians who starred in a film at this…
Woodstock: all-time high, or hype?
Woodstock s hippies turned on, tuned in, dropped out, tried changing the…