Nehad Selaiha notes a tendency to incorporate words and images in this year's modern dance festival

Now that it has begun in earnest, the electoral race for UNESCO director-general, a post for which Egypt's minister of culture Farouk Hosni is a strong candidate, has polarised parties on both the domestic and international scenes: Mona Anis sifts through the debate regarding "cultural normalization" between Egypt and Israel, which has had a huge bearing on Hosni's position, while Al-Ahram Weekly's Paris correspondent gauges the mood in UNESCO's host country regarding his nomination

Nagwa El-Ashri tours a group show that presents a panorama of contemporary Egyptian art

By Mursi Saad El-Din