Orientalism

Covering the embassy protests
Egypt

Covering the embassy protests

As protests erupted in the vicinity of the US Embassy in Cairo last week over an anti-Islam film, Egypt Independent…
Body of Egyptian intellectual Anwar Abdel Malek arrives in Cairo
Egypt

Body of Egyptian intellectual Anwar Abdel Malek arrives in Cairo

The body of the Egyptian intellectual Anwar Abdel Malek who died 12 days ago in a Paris hospital arrived on…
Trapped in Venetian ‘tales’
Art news

Trapped in Venetian ‘tales’

VENICE — In the tourist Mecca of Saint Mark’s Square in Venice, the Doge’s Palace is currently holding an exhibition called…
‘Black Gold’ writes West out of oil wars
Cinema/TV

‘Black Gold’ writes West out of oil wars

It’s sad to see all this Arab money spent on a superficial, cliche-packed and prejudiced production like “Black Gold.” Tunisian…
‘Reflections on Islamic Art’: A new way to talk about Islam, and art
Books

‘Reflections on Islamic Art’: A new way to talk about Islam, and art

“Reflections on Islamic Art,” edited by Ahdaf Soueif, appears at a time when Islamic art is surging back into fashion.…
Mohamed Fairouz makes way for more inclusive classical music
Art news

Mohamed Fairouz makes way for more inclusive classical music

A young Arab-American composer is putting some thick cracks in a Western-establishment perspective that has for decades divided traditional music…
Rare Egyptian paintings found in museum cellar
Art news

Rare Egyptian paintings found in museum cellar

Rare paintings by some of Egypt's most renowned artists thought to have belonged to the country's former royal family have…
On Biennale: Disoriented
Art news

On Biennale: Disoriented

The 1889 Paris World Exhibition included an Egyptian exhibit built by the French to represent a street of medieval Cairo.…
Adel Hammouda’s ‘Another Gossip on the Nile’
Books

Adel Hammouda’s ‘Another Gossip on the Nile’

You will not find a better example of Egypt as an Orientalist than in the newly released "Tharthara Ukhra Fawq…
Translating Orientalism
Books

Translating Orientalism

Six years after his death, scholar Edward Said is still remembered for his influential theories on imagery construction between the…
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