Orientalism
Covering the embassy protests
Egypt
September 18, 2012
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
June 27, 2012
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
January 14, 2012
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
January 11, 2012
‘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
January 2, 2012
‘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
September 2, 2011
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
May 10, 2011
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
December 26, 2010
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
October 28, 2010
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
September 26, 2010
Translating Orientalism
Six years after his death, scholar Edward Said is still remembered for his influential theories on imagery construction between the…