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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

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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…

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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 12 February 2021

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