Redefining the relationship between the intellectual and political authority emerged as the most pressing topic during the three-day conference held by the Egyptian Writers' Union, reports Rania Khallaf

Hala Sami reviews contributions to last week's Cairo University Symposium on Comparative Literature, held under the title "Power and the Role of the Intellectual"

Nehad Selaiha meets Muhammad 'Ali posing as tragic hero at Al-Ghad Theatre

Hala Halim looks forward to the Alexandria Biennale, and back across the chequered history of the event

by Mursi Saad El-Din