Take two Mustafa Darwish casts an eye on Hollywood historiography

Laughing all the way to the bank By Nigel Ryan Plain talk By Mursi Saad El-Din Steadfast ministrations A Nasserist television icon has changed his tune -- or has he? Youssef Rakha follows the trail of Osama Anwar Okasha

Off the boards Nehad Selaiha remembers Palestinian poet and playwright Mou'in Bessisou An avatar from the Almighty David Blake watches an emerald presence in action

The cruellest month? Amina Elbendary, at a cultural salon on folk epics, listens to tales of war, rebellion and victory