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Egyptian movie to premiere during Venice Film Festival
The movie tells the story of three people and how their relationships develop against the background of the revolution. Amr plays a computer programmer who does not take part in the protests, Farah portrays his girlfriend, a journalist, and Salah is a State Security officer.
Mawaweel 2012 kicks off
Cairo’s alternative Ramadan experience provides Ramadan entertainment through a wide range of music, performances, art, food and interactive crafts.
Konefa and pranks: Bread and Games Ramadan style
People keep telling me it is hilarious. Personally, I don’t think hitting a woman is okay. Ever. Physically assaulting anyone is unacceptable.
Mosalsalat 101
Ramadan for mosalsalat is rather like the gladiator arena of TV shows. Various studios compete viciously for actors and airtime 11 months of the year, filming furiously and petitioning for advertising revenue in preparation for a single 30-day period.
Sharing and charity – Dar El Abrar El Seghar girls enchant at Sawy
Charity is an integral part of Ramadan and many initiatives spring up leading up to and during the month long celebration. Drives to donate food to those in need to ensure they can break their fast with a proper meal, makeshift restaurants that serve Iftars for free pop up all over town and special events are organised all over the country to enable everyone to contribute freely and participate in this aspect of Ramadan. Over the course of this month we will continue to share with you some of these appeals for generosity.
Ramadan Book Fair back for second instalment due to popular demand
200 publishers will represent their authors this year which promises the fair will be a much bigger event with a greater variety of books to choose from. The Ramadan Book Fair starts today and will run until the 22nd day of Ramadan..
Photopia launches photography course
Located in Korba, Heliopolis, Photopia is a photography hub that aims to create a space where anyone interested in or related to photography can find what he or she needs.
Fawanees: the colourful world of Ramadan lanterns
Strolling around the area it was hard to imagine that anyone who visited could resist leaving without buying at least one lantern and I succumbed to the temptation. The fawanees on display catered to all interests, tastes, uses and price catagories.
DJ Scratch Battle 2012 has started
This year we hope to build on that success and to offer a wide variety of prizes for everyone that participates. We have more sponsors and big names supporting us and we will be announcing more prizes today and tomorrow.
Even in the date market, Morsy beats Shafiq
Moustafa Ramadan, a date vendor, said that date sellers gave their products nicknames in order to increase sales.
Ramadan 101
Ramadan is upon us and many foreign first-timers are baffled by the changes they are seeing around them
Ramadan, what’s it all about ?
Ramadan is a month where Muslims strive to be closer to Allah
Threads in the tapestry: The men who stare at goats
Cairo is a vast, complex city and it takes a lot to keep it going. In an effort to unravel the great enigma, we bring you the occasional slice-of-life peek into the men and women without whom our fair city would not exist.
Comedians fumble, but entertain
There is hope for this group though, especially because they see themselves existing in a vacuum of the mostly comedy-less Cairo entertainment scene. It just takes more and more performances like the one on Monday before they become the real deal.
A real Chinese restaurant in Cairo
The restaurant is near Al-Azhar because the Uyghurs are the second largest population of Chinese Muslims. For years young religious Uyghur students have come to study at the Islamic university.
Baring all
The bride seems ecstatic and receives her fair share of shakes and shimmies, as I stare with foreign eyes and struggle to find a bridge between these seeming contradictions.
Annual Mime Festival in El Sawy
The festival spans over two evenings and features 10 minute performances by professionals, amateurs, individuals and groups. The artists are free to choose their style of performance, they are artistically free.
The Pick 5 showcases young Egyptian artists
The artists have chosen a myriad of mediums such as sound, web art, photography and textiles. Each work of art is a personal exploration of the artist’s thoughts and emotions.
The essence of spontaneity
The effect was magical, lending an Oriental, almost transcendent feel to the regular drummer, guitarists and vocalists.
The culture of charity: Ramadan bags
The tradition of giving a bag of food is an act of charity that can seem precarious to those new to the phenomenon, performing charity gracefully is not an easy feat when the recipient is in front of you.
AUC theatre production breaks boundaries
What makes the play stand out is the utter disregard for any normal standards of theatre. Khalil simply does not care.
Tunisian artists lament lack of support after Islamist riots
Even before the recent clashes, artists say they have regularly been the target of religious hardliners in post- revolution Tunisia. And they are surprised that the more moderate regime that replaced Ben Ali has not defended the nation’s artists.
Still rolling after 50 years
The enduring popularity of hits like ““You Can’t Always Get What You Want,” “Satisfaction”and “Honky Tonk Women” have kept fans eager to see the Stones onstage again.
Tango beckoned at the Opera House
Unknowingly we all find ourselves tapping away to the rhythm, each person hearing a story which is their own. Such is the beauty of music, a common language shared by all.
Tent-makers: A world on pause
“We used to change the entire collection every week, maximum,” he said, “but now it has all changed.”
New movie listings
Critics have been divided between positively reviewing the talents of the troupe of actors and snidely pointing out that it is a two hour sales pitch disguised as a romantic comedy.
This is Egypt: Mohamed Gabr
Photography in Egypt is often seen as a means to a commercial end, disregarding the fact the people behind the camera are often artists. This is Egypt, as seen by talented photographers.
The Gaming Hackathon starts in Cairo
Participants will neither rest nor sleep as they toil for three straight days to develop, and then upload a game onto the GameTaco site, where the games will then vie for dominance and prizes.
Exclusive concert of NubaNour
Their repertoire has expanded from simple songs of love and nature to accommodate the terrible sorrow experienced by most Nubians, songs of nostalgia and songs that evoke memories of their past lives.
The Sahel Awards
Our final award is won by the same competitor year after year, no matter how much trends change and no, it is still not okay to wear Crocs.