It is well known that in antique times the institution of slavery was pervasive. The ancient Athenians may have invented democracy, but the voters still depended on slaves to serve the wine at the…

Egypt’s coastal city of Alexandria has recently opened the first “beach for the blind” in the country. It aims to provide the blind with the opportunity to enjoy the sea like other members of the…

By/Youssef al-Khatib The antiquities trade is the illegal game of chance that might either lead its perpetrator to vaults of wealth or end their careers and lives in a tragic way. With Egypt…

The museum of the “National Geographic” magazine in Washington opened in June a long-awaited exhibition, “Beyond King Tut: The Immersive Experience”, in another wave of American “Tutmania,” to mark…

REDJUNGLE ★ ¨Directed by: Juan Jose Lozano ¨Genre: Animation (Switzerland, Spain)¨Screening in Annecy International Animation Film Festival There are two men called Raul Reyes. One of them…

We've knownRowan Atkinson’ssupremely subversive silliness for over 40 years,as hehasfamouslyplayedextraordinary fools happily. Rowan Atkinson's career has the structure of a joke: a grave, shy man…

Muslim and Arab nations are celebrating Eid al-Adha, may Allah return it many times with all its blessings. It is the anniversary of sacrifice, and a vivid representation of Islam’s message since…

Do you ever wonder how your life might end, when your time will run out, or what you will leave this world? Do you consider how much time you have left and what you want to do with it? Have you ever…

Egypt has recently announced Kharga as the first ever green environmentally-friendly city. Kharga is the capital of New Valley governorate in the southern part of Egypt. Egypt’s Minister of…

On the second floor of an old turn-of-the-century house on a quiet side street, near the Cairo Opera House (Fouad St.) on Rue C.P. Cavafy (formerly Rue Lepsius and Rue Sharm el Sheik), the Cavafy…