A light in the heart of darkness
John Dillon's production of Ariel Dorfman's Reader at the AUC is an empowering experience, writes Nehad Selaiha

A matter of acceptance
Khairi Shalabi, recipient of the 2003 Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature, speaks to Youssef Rakha about his life and work

Plain Talk
This is the first time I have missed the award ceremony for the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature organised by the American University in Cairo (AUC) Press...
By Mursi Saad El-Din

Part of the show
Biased, unfair, and very partial: Nigel Ryan on the ninth Cairo International Biennale

Creswell's Cairo
Next week an exhibition opens celebrating the work of Archibald Creswell. S Abdallah Schleifer provides a personal account of the impact of the work of this pioneering historian of Islamic architecture