Reaching out
Nehad Selaiha enjoys the fruits of a dual modern dance workshop at the Creativity Centre

In progress: A character exploration
Frank Bradley, who teaches at the American University in Cairo, is a theatre director and professor...
By Sherif Nakhla

Plain Talk
I will probably never venture to use a computer. Somehow I get a sense of satisfaction from using a pen to trust my thoughts to paper...
By Mursi Saad El-Din

An impossible honour
Youssef Rakha sums up the repercussions of novelist Sonallah Ibrahim's refusal to accept the second Novelists Conference award

Speaking truth to power
Sonallah Ibrahim's dramatic last act finally made sense of the last minute dedication of the second conference on the Arab novel to Edward Said, writes Mona Anis

The value of freedom
Sonallah Ibrahim's refusal to accept a LE100,000 award from the Higher Council for Culture in recognition of his contribution to Arabic literature was greeted with massive applause, writes Samia Mehrez