In an interview with Al Majalla, the author recounts the hardships and struggles of female artists in Cairo's theatres, cabarets, and nightclubs during the city's very own Roaring Twenties
In the late 1980s, after her graduation from the Alexandria University’s Fine Arts Faculty, Enas Khamis thought of environment-friendly ways of making paper rather than cutting trees.
She found…
Egypt has been a land rich in many cultures and industries throughout the ages. The ancient Egyptians knew many crafts and arts, including the art of textile making and they created one-of-a-kind…
Back in the Sixties, it took footage shot from the surface of the moon for the world to see itself as a single, isolated entity. People watched the Earth rise above the lunar horizon and saw for the…
There are many things in common between culture and entertainment in Saudi Arabia. A significant part of cultural activities bears a huge recreational aspect, while entertainment presents an…
Palestinian death is increasingly being seen through the lens of cold political calculations. The world's silence over Gaza's horrors has drowned out the desperate screams of its people.
Although Tehran should understand by now that its hand is weak, it remains to be seen whether it can give up its fantasy of empire. Talks in Oman will be telling.
In Türkiye for talks and a conference, Syria's new president knows that there is much to do and many to satisfy if he is to rebuild his country. Amidst the smiles, those with agendas jostle.
With numbers so staggering and stories so harrowing, we can't say we don't know what's happening. More needs to be done to address what has become 'the world's largest displacement crisis'.