Ekram Ibrahim
Ramadan television programs leave audiences cold
Art news
September 3, 2010
Ramadan television programs leave audiences cold
In previous years, television programs during Ramadan, were of substance. This year, however, drama has taken over from such programs…
Tell me a story: Abeer Soliman at Makan
Art news
August 31, 2010
Tell me a story: Abeer Soliman at Makan
With the aim to revive storytelling culture in Egypt, Abeer Soliman entertained her audience with her reinterpretation of Naguib Mahfouz’s…
Monday Papers: An imminent end to electricity crisis
Egypt
August 30, 2010
Monday Papers: An imminent end to electricity crisis
The Minister of Electricity and Energy declares an imminent end to Egypt's electricity crisis in Al-Shorouk independent newspaper. Egypt has…
Monday papers: Van Gogh theft, ElBaradei signatures from abroad
Egypt
August 23, 2010
Monday papers: Van Gogh theft, ElBaradei signatures from abroad
The story of the theft of a van Gogh painting from an Egyptian museum is all over the Egyptian papers…
Wafd party turns less secular?
Egypt
August 20, 2010
Wafd party turns less secular?
Kamal Zakher, coordinator of the Front for Secular Copts and Wafd Party member has submitted his resignation to the party…
Q&A with Mark Sedgwick, historian and biographer of Muhammad Abduh
Books
August 16, 2010
Q&A with Mark Sedgwick, historian and biographer of Muhammad Abduh
Muhammad Abduh, a reknown Islamic thinker, leader, newspaper editor, and modernizer, remains extremely influential more than a century after his…
Weather and consumer habits exacerbate Ramadan price-rise worries
Business
August 11, 2010
Weather and consumer habits exacerbate Ramadan price-rise worries
In August, Egypt's Consumer Protection Agency reported a 43 percent increase in food prices, a phenomenon closely associated with the…
Tuesday’s papers: Ramadan being ‘used’ for politics
Egypt
August 10, 2010
Tuesday’s papers: Ramadan being ‘used’ for politics
“Mubarak requires the quick implementation of the Nuba residence project [...]: 'I will go to Aswan if I feel there…
Wordless expression
Life & Style
August 7, 2010
Wordless expression
Theater, music and dance combined in a five-day program entitled "Express Yourself Without Words", at Sawy Culture Wheel last week.…
Thursday’s papers: taxes, elections, and satellite TV
Egypt
August 5, 2010
Thursday’s papers: taxes, elections, and satellite TV
“95 percent of residential units are exempt from taxes,” reads the headline of state-owned newspaper, Al-Ahram. LE30 million is the…