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Metro Al Madina: How a musical theatre in Hamra became an ode to survival

From the heart of the Lebanese capital, Metro Al Madina stands as one of Beirut's few remaining sanctuaries for artistic and cultural expression that departs from the norm and challenges politics.

Shadi Alaa Aldin 11 October 2023

Palestinian actors perform in the play "Suicide Note from Palestine” directed by Nabil Al-Raee on April 4, 2013 at The Freedom Theatre in the refugee camp of the West Bank city of Jenin.

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Jenin's Freedom Theatre rises from the ashes of Israel's brutal assault

The Freedom Theatre, once a cultural oasis in Jenin dedicated to the celebration of life, turned into a dungeon of terror, murder and death overnight. But renovations are already underway.

Houssam Marouf 03 August 2023

Egyptian writer Maysara Salah Eddine: “Theatre shaped my poetry”

The young acclaimed writer who has published several poetry collections, written plays and musicals, and translated literary masterpieces weighs in on his experiences

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy 05 April 2023

FILE - A Museum of London employee poses for photographers next to an 1897 oil on canvas portrait of Sherlock Holmes author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle by illustrator Sidney Paget on display as part of the exhibition "Sherlock Holmes: The Man Who Never Lived and Will Never Die" at the Museum of London in London, Oct. 16, 2014. Sherlock Holmes is finally free to the public in 2023. The long dispute on contested copyright on Doyle's tales of a whip-smart detective will come to an end in 2022, as the final Sherlock Holmes stories by Doyle will be released on Saturday, Dec. 31, as copyrights from 1927 expire on Jan. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

2023 Public Domain Debuts Include Last Sherlock Holmes Work

Sherlock Holmes is finally free to the American public in 2023. The long-running contested copyright dispute over Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s tales of a whip-smart detective — which has even ensnared…

AP 30 December 2022

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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…

Bryn Haworth 22 March 2022

The artist Ahmed Nabil. (Photo by: Salma Adham)

Ahmed Nabil: The Pioneer of Pantomime Art in Egypt

The Egyptian artist Ahmed Nabil was born on April 23, 1943, in the Karmouz neighborhood in Alexandria. Known as the pioneer of pantomime art in Egypt, he is one of the most famous representatives of…

Salma Adham 26 November 2021

Sherihan Is Back in “Coco Chanel’

After an absence of 20 years from the cinema and theater, the Egyptian actress Sherihan will play the role of French fashion designer Coco Chanel in a new drama series that will be streamed on MBC’s…

Sarah Gamal 21 July 2021

Actress and singer Dalia El-Ghenidy, and Egyptian Poet Ahmed Haddad during their latest performance: A Gun of Roses. (Photo by Ahmed Nassar)

A Gun of Roses: Making Theatre Out of Poetry

Prominent Egyptian poet Ahmed Haddad performed his latest work entitled 'A Gun of Roses' this week. Haddad took a step away from his usual operetta style poetry evenings, choosing instead to embrace…

Amira el Noshokaty 13 February 2021

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