Inquisition interrupted
Youssef Rakha recapitulates

Plain Talk
Biographies have long enjoyed immense popularity, and it appears not to be waning...
By Nursi Saad El-Din

It's cramped at the palace
Not much cheer in youth when even the alienation strikes false, writes Nigel Ryan

Breaking the ice
Amal Choucri Catta attends Sergio Cardenas's first concert as principal conductor of the Cairo symphony Orchestra

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The 15th Cairo International Festival for Experimental Theatre ended last Thursday amid the usual flurry and excitement of awards...

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An exhibition of work by Al-Ahram photographer Sherif Sonbol opened at the Lincoln Centre, New York, on 8 September...