by Dalia Assam | Mar 5, 2015 | Lifestyle & Culture
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egypt’s postal service has issued stamps commemorating Egyptian actress Faten Hamama, one of the Arab world’s most celebrated screen actors, who died in January at the age of 84. Known as the “Lady of the Arab Screen,” Hamama made her...
by Jamal Al-Qassas | Oct 15, 2014 | Lifestyle & Culture
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Filmgoers are flocking again to Egypt’s cinemas after a successful Eid Al-Adha season, in a sign of a comeback for the industry which has been experiencing a lull since Egypt’s 2011 revolution with falling box office receipts and complaints from...
by Suha Al-Sharqawi | Dec 1, 2013 | Lifestyle & Culture
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—The momentous events surrounding the January 25th Revolution in Egypt—which toppled President Hosni Mubarak in early 2011 and subsequently ushered in a quasi-democratic system of governance—are still fresh in the minds of ordinary Egyptians, as...
