Arts of the Arabian horse
With its concave face, arched neck and high tail carriage, the Arabian horse has long been a favourite subject for artists. Yet it has also played an important cultural role, not least in Arab ideas of chivalry and horsemanship, writes David Tresilian

Vanishing euphoria
Amal Choucri Catta finds the Cairo symphony in joyless mood

Folklore galore
Look back in anger? Never in Ramadan, writes Nehad Selaiha

Plain Talk
By Mursi Saad El-Din

In progress:
Suspended animation
Based on an interview by Mohamed El-Assyouti

Briefs
Compiled by Youssef Rakha