Briefs

Joyce's Monk Enlightenment again Postponed festivities Egyptians in Yemen Comedy's true face Positive encounter Unexpected duet Egyptians in Vienna Dramatising violence Visual protest

Plain talk
By Mursi Saad El-Din

Fury signifying nothing
The most recent Egyptian production about the Intifada is a travesty, writes Amina Elbendary

Of books and T-shirts
What does the support of the literati for the Palestinians entail? Youssef Rakha speaks to publisher Mohamed Hashem