An updated mediaevalism
From Stalinist terror to the tavern: Amal Choucri Catta makes the trip

In progress: Happy to give
Ratiba El-Hefny was the first chairperson of the National Cultural Centre, Cairo Opera House when it opened in 1988...

Plain Talk
I have had the honour of being appointed a member of one of eight committees newly formed by Dr Ismail Serageddin, head of the Alexandria Library...

Photo caption
WHITE...BLACK: The exhibition of recent works by Rabab Nimr, originally scheduled to close this week has been extended for an extra seven days at Khan Al-Maghraby gallery, Zamalek...

Moments of mirth
Nehad Selaiha enjoys a brief respite from war gloom at the Jesuits Cultural Centre in Alexandria

A decade on
Dining with people you have not been in contact with for several years can be a trying business...