Today is a great day for fiction lovers and Ahmed Khaled Tawfik’s die-hard fans. Egypt, and the Arab World at large, have recently lost one of their most iconic writers of horror and science fiction, ...

We got a foreigner with enough background knowledge in TV series but who had never heard or watched an Egyptian tamseleya to watch the first episode of ‘Sokoot Hor’ with Nelly Karim and here are 42 ...

Love is quiet, soft, and often unexpected like a breeze brushing past or impossible to hold still. That’s the feeling at the heart of ‘Musalsal’, the latest track by Delhi-born singer-songwriter and ...

In this episode of 'Urdunama,' we dive into the essence of what it means to keep going, to move forward despite challenges, and to embrace the endless cycle of life. Through poetry, stories, and ...

Copyright: © 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. On Nov 25, 2021, about 23 months since the first reported case of COVID-19 and after a global estimated 260 ...

When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. By Robyn Creswell THE REPUBLIC OF FALSE TRUTHS By Alaa Al Aswany Translated by S. R. Fellowes Alaa ...

With too many hours to kill and much shorter work days, Ramadan has officially become a goldmine for drama production in Egypt and the region for as long as TV existed, and 2019 is no different.

Remember a little mosalsal called Grand Hotel? The Egyptian drama production which smashed viewership records back in Ramadan 2016? Well it no longer has to stay just a memory, for it has just arrived ...

“What’s the shape of Paradise? Is it as beautiful as they say?” a child asks a black-robbed, long-bearded and smiling soldier relaxing under a tree. “How do we go to Paradise?” echoes another, sitting ...

The Somali capital of Mogadishu is set to host its biggest music festival in over two decades The Mogadishu Music Festival is aiming to rally would-be fighters to peacefully resist extremism The ...