Nehad Selaiha is perturbed by the uncritical staging of an old folk narrative at Al-Ghad Theatre

Amal Choucri Catta endures disappointments at the opera

Venice's links with the Orient are explored in an intriguing new Paris exhibition, writes David Tresilian

Ibrahim Farghali applauds a project encouraging musical dialogue

At a ceremony held on Monday the American University in Cairo Press announced that this year's winner of the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature is Palestinian writer Sahar Khalifeh for her novel Sura wa Ayquna wa 'Ahadun Qadim (An Image, An Icon and a Covenant)...

Inaugurated earlier this month at Al-Hanager where it runs until 20 December, Nevine Guindy's latest exhibition comprises a series of 21 oil portraits of Naguib Mahfouz...

By Mursi Saad El-Din