“Our main goal is to make films and media content out of the stories that people in this country never want to feature on mainstream platforms. We want to be a voice and a platform for people who had their experiences buried and overlooked,” says...

Originally created by American writer and producer Aaron Korsh, the U.S hit TV show ‘Suits,’ is getting an Arab remake that will be showcased on prominent West Asia satellite pay-TV and streaming service Orbit Showtime Network (OSN) and Watchit i...

“Three successful independent women fight daily against gender stereotypes and work tirelessly towards obtaining the happy life they deserve.” This is the description of the Egyptian series Qawa’ed Al Talaq Al 45 (The 45 Rules of Divorce), whic...

The hip-hop scene seems to be most dominant in Egypt, with singers such as Marwan Moussa, Wegz, and other artists topping the Spotify wrapped status. However, long before these artists were in the picture – as far back as 12 years ago – t...

Two of Egypt’s top players, Mohamed Salah and Mahmoud Trezeguet, led Egypt into the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) semi-finals with a goal apiece against the Moroccan National Team. Despite an early goal from Morocco, Liverpool forward Salah pul...

“Somehow, when you’re a girl that’s living by herself, everyone knows. People take liberties that they shouldn’t be taking,” says 24-year old Marwa Khaled.* Khaled is not the only woman in Egypt who decided to move out of her childhood home...

Poetry defines the Arabs; this is not an exaggeration. Over the centuries, verse and literature have featured as key facets of Arab culture, at every point during their tribal and imperial civilizations. For pre-Islamic Arabs, poetry was speech ̵...

Across centuries, the Egyptian desert has bore witness to kings and prophets, messengers and messiahs, pariahs and pashas. Today, its history is a flood of religious love-stories and spiritual epics – from the pantheons of antiquity to Abrahami...

Egypt has witnessed the passage of an eclectic and diverse tapestry of cultural traditions, a cornerstone of which was Judaism. With a vast history of interfaith coexistence, one often shrouded by an air of tension and mourning, Judaic culture has de...

From snow in Hurghada to weeks without the sun in Cairo, most would not hesitate to say this year’s winter has been especially cold. Considering Egypt tends to be a very food-focused culture, a simple way of coping with the winter would be to stay ...