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Mohamed Karim: Doctor turned international film star

Mohamed Karim: Doctor turned international film star

Rising Egyptian actor Mohamed Karim was born to a whole family of medics, so it seemed inevitable he would inherit…
Summer reading and activity guide for kids

Summer reading and activity guide for kids

Egyptian schoolchildren worked especially hard this year. Now that it’s summer, they deserve to relax and have fun. But that…
As Zahi Hawass flies to Peru, protesters call for the minister to step down

As Zahi Hawass flies to Peru, protesters call for the minister to step down

As Zahi Hawass, Egypt's antiquities minister, traveled to Peru on Sunday to represent Egypt in the second Conference on Retrieving…
Ancient Egypt treasure gate unearthed in Luxor

Ancient Egypt treasure gate unearthed in Luxor

Egyptian and French archaeologists have unearthed a 2,700-year-old stone gate belonging to Nubian King Shabaka while digging near Luxor's Karnak…
The elephant in the theater: Cinema goers boycott anti-revolutionary celebrities

The elephant in the theater: Cinema goers boycott anti-revolutionary celebrities

There’s an old saying: “If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.” Had Egyptian actor Talaat Zakaria…
Inspiring filmmaking on display at Human Rights Watch festival

Inspiring filmmaking on display at Human Rights Watch festival

NEW YORK - The Human Rights Watch International Film Festival closed on Thursday after showcasing 18 documentaries and shorts from…
A musician’s guide to Cairo’s rehearsal and recording studios

A musician’s guide to Cairo’s rehearsal and recording studios

There are a number of professional recording and rehearsal studios available in Greater Cairo. Rehearsal studios, while fewer in number,…
Bands to Watch: Neobyrd

Bands to Watch: Neobyrd

Like the crazed, bloodthirsty maniac in any self-respecting horror film franchise, the 1980s, it seems, will never die. The past…
The psychedelic idyll of Qarm Qart

The psychedelic idyll of Qarm Qart

It must be a natural human urge to occasionally conjure up the most fantastic, dream-like reality possible, and give it…
VJ Um Amel hits ‘the social’ in media

VJ Um Amel hits ‘the social’ in media

Laila Shereen Sakr, digitally known as VJ Um Amel, speaks fondly about the real-time mixing between theory and practice. Her…
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