Obituary: Margo Veillon (1907-2003)
"Painters can be like Fra Angelico and paint heaven. Or they can paint hell. But never talk about how beautiful this art is, how beautiful that. Such talk is rubbish."...
By Nigel Ryan

In progress: In the absence of shock
Adly Rizkallah was born in Abnub Al-Hamam, Assiut in 1939. He graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts in 1961. For several years he lived in Paris and was briefly director of the Egyptian Cultural Centre there before returning to Cairo in 1980.
By Amina Elbendary

Plain Talk
We always think of Islam in terms of the Arab world, forgetting millions of Muslims scattered elsewhere in the world...
By Mursi Saad El-Din

Heart of the matter
Amal Choucri Catta talks to Sergio Cardenas, newly appointed artistic director and principal conductor of the Cairo Symphony Orchestra

Overtures to the summer lull
Amal Choucri Catta delights in season's end

The piecing of lives
Misr International Films have previewed their latest documentaries Femme Courage (Woman is Courage) and La legende de Rose Al- Youssef (The Legend of Rose El- Youssef) -- parts three and four of a 12-part project on pioneering Arab women produced by Marianne Khoury...
By Amina Elbendary