Rania Khallaf enjoys a chat and a bowl of soup with Georges Bahgory

Winds of cultural change are clearing away cobwebs. Eric Walberg reviews a Czech film and observes how Czechs are re-evaluating the 1940-50s

LAST week, Palestinian singer Rim Al-Banna appeared at the American University in Cairo's Ewart Hall for a night of Palestinian patriotic and folk songs, Sayed Mahmoud was there. This was Al-Banna's second performance in Cairo following her first concert in Al-Azhar Park...