July 2010  Volume # 31  Issue 07

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Home | Inside this issue    ET Guide    A Drop of Lebanon by Edward Lewis Château Musar’s fine wines flow from a troubled past    ET Guide    An Artist and His Metropia by Sherif Awad With the release of his new animated film Metropia, filmmaker Tarik Saleh is making waves    ET Guide    At a Cinema by Sherif Awad Coming to a theater near you    ET Guide    Cool Hand Abbas by Mohamed Khan Iranian movie makers are taking the film industry by storm    ET Guide    Copy Cats by Mohamed Khan Why is Hollywood resorting to remaking movies from the rest of the world?    ET Guide    culture 101 by Sherif Awad, Nadine El Sayed, Lamia Hassan, Passant Rabie and May El Khishen    ET Guide    Cute by Nadine El Sayed While the name may be trite, the restaurant is anything but    ET Guide    Dinner and a Show by Passant Rabie The Noble House at Fairmont Heliopolis does teppanyaki right    ET Guide    Home Sweet Home by Rania Hassan With limited living spaces and escalating prices of residential areas in the cities, the grass is looking greener in the ever burgeoning suburbs    ET Guide    Kite Surfing 101 by Passant Rabie Kite surfing is becoming the nation’s hottest new sport. Are you ready to get on board?    ET Guide    Music With a Cause by May El Khishen With several successful concerts, two music videos, one album release, and one album in the making, Maher Zain is out to change the face of Islam    ET Guide    Power Play by Nadine El Sayed The nation’s first gym specifically designed for children, Junior Fit wants to make fitness fun for the PlayStation generation    ET Guide    The DNA Test by Nadine El Sayed He abandoned a business career and then founded two companies. Now graphic designer Ahmed Hassanein’s artistic passion is up against the wall — literally.    ET Guide    At A Cinema by Sherif Awad Coming to a theater near you    ET Guide    culture 101 by et staff The buzz around town    ET Guide    Edward William Lane: A Biography by Passant Rabie A new book documents the man behind the orientalist    ET Guide    Genre Bending by Rami Boraie Three innovative new albums keep us from getting bored    ET Guide    Get Sassy this Summer by May El-Khishen This season is all about pastels, bright colors, bold prints and sparkling embellishments for the ladies and a clean-cut classic look for the gents    ET Guide    Local Issues on a Global Stage by Sherif Awad This year’s Tribeca Film Festival brings the Middle East into a new focus    ET Guide    Night on the Mekong by Jessica Gray The Fairmont’s Saigon Bleu does Vietnamese right. Finally.    ET Guide    Star Spa by John Prosser There’s more of a draw to Bath than Roman springs    ET Guide    The Golden Age? by Mohamed Khan Yesterday’s film critics had authority that today’s bloggers can’t match    ET Guide    World Cup Fever by Ali El-Bahnasawy Egypt Today gives you the rundown on what teams and players to watch in South Africa, and where to watch them    ET Guide A Lot of Bang for a Book by Michael Kaput At LE 22,000 a copy, the limited edition A Secret Voyage targets the pharaohs of Egyptology aficionados    ET Guide At a Cinema    ET Guide Culture 101 by Sherif Awad and Lamia Hassan    ET Guide Experimental Tracks by Ramy Boraie Hip hop artists explore new realms with mixed results    ET Guide Fresca: An Alexandrian Treat by Lamia Hassan With an updated menu, this Four Seasons San Stefano eatery offers a fantastic meal with a fantastic view    ET Guide Picture Perfect by Ali El-Bahnasawy In choosing a digital camera, giving up a little convenience can lead to much higher quality    ET Guide Summits of Sinai by Erik Stier Uncovering Egypt’s best-kept sporting secret    ET Guide The Island of Love by Michael Ide Cyprus is a chill spot with multicultural flair    ET Guide What To Do?    ET Guide    At A Cinema by Sherif Awad What's playing around town    ET Guide    Copy Cats by Mohamed Khan Why is Hollywood resorting to remaking movies from the rest of the world?    ET Guide    Culture 101 by et staff et's roundup of the entertainment news    ET Guide    Cute by Nadine El Sayed While the name may be trite, the restaurant is anything but    ET Guide    Diamonds are Forever by Nadine El Sayed Forget finding the perfect man, can you find the perfect stone?    ET Guide    To Do in April by et staff What's happening around town    ET Guide    Who? Me? by Nadine El Sayed Drawing on years of practice, Hassan Hassan has his first solo exhibition    ET Guide    Without Reservations by Passant Rabie The nation’s first open mic night encourages anyone and everyone to express themselves    ET Guide    After a strong month of Oscar-nominated dramas, Matt Damon and Gerard Butler bring action and adventure back to the cinema    ET Guide Culture 101    ET Guide    et To Do in March    ET Guide    Ghost Writing by Zeinab Ebul–Gheit While the demand for Arabic calligraphy thrives abroad, interest at home is condemned to the past    ET Guide    Making Memories by Passant Rabie Rula Zaki’s debut album Zekrayati takes the music world back to basics    ET Guide    Neverland Captured by Sherif Awad Photographer Sara Khazem teaches orphans about life through the lens of a camera    ET Guide    Pass It Along by Kate Durham A Maadi insitution, Max’s Restaurant is an experience that must be shared    ET Guide    ET Guide At a Cinema    ET Guide Craft of the Camera by Lamia Hassan A behind-the-scenes glimpse into filmmaking with cinematographer Sameh Salim    ET Guide    Culture 101    ET Guide et To Do in January    ET Guide Fiesta! by John Prosser Rodizio, Steaks’ new Brazilian barbecue night, is a meat-lover’s dream    ET Guide Lai Thai by May El Khishen The Four Seasons at First Residence unveils a new menu at its Asian venue    ET Guide No Exaggeration by Sherif Awad Cartoonist Tamer Youssef on living in the land of comic books    ET Guide       ET Guide       ET Guide    Culture 101    ET Guide et To Do in December    ET Guide    At A Cinema by Sherif Awad In theaters around Egypt    ET Guide Carpool Your Way to a Smoother Ride by Nadine El Sayed Riding with strangers may seem like a strange idea at first, but could it be the answer to our notorious traffic problems?    ET Guide    Culture 101 Hot topics around town    ET Guide    Ottoman Dreams by et staff Choose an accent piece or an entire room in a style that typifies the meeting of European and Arab cultures    ET Guide Rooftop Pubs by Michael Ide Your guide to getting the most of Cairo’s al fresco gems this winter    ET Guide    The Order of Things by Mohamed Khan The first part in our film columnist’s occasional series on how Egyptian films are made.    ET Guide    What to Do by et staff et's picks for passing the time in November    ET Guide A Sorry Season by Sherif Awad The Ramadan roundup for 2009 left many critics unimpressed    ET Guide at a cinema    ET Guide Beatlemania Redux by Mohamed Khan The Fab Four: CDs, movies, video games and magazines    ET Guide culture 101    ET Guide et To Do in October    ET Guide Home at Hanfaninha by Lara El-Gibaly Three young artists turn an art class project and a family villa into a full-fledged studio gallery    ET Guide Reality Check From Paradise by Sherif Awad A documentary shot in Egypt and Austria shows immigrants cautioning those who would follow in their footsteps    ET Guide Safe Shortcuts? by May Kaddah Experts debate the role of diet pills in the battle to burn off that post-Ramadan bulge    ET Guide Some Like it Raw by Lindsey Parietti A guide to navigating the city’s best (and worst) sushi    ET Guide    At a Cinema Near You Sherif Awad    ET Guide    Beach Boutique by Kate Durham Ain Sokhna gets its first boutique hotel with Jaz Little Venice Golf Resort    ET Guide    Composing for Cinema by Mohamed Khan Movie soundtracks have gone in and out of vogue    ET Guide    Ehky Ya Mona! Mona, Tell Us! by Sherif Awad Mona Zaki defies her critics and calls the media out over fake interviews    ET Guide    et To Do in September by et staff    ET Guide    Eternal Experiments by May El Khishen Contemporary artist Hassan Khan refuses to be boxed into a medium, genre or theme    ET Guide    Forging Ahead by Ali El-Bahnasawy Jewelry designer Amina Ghali steps out of the shadow of her famous mother    ET Guide    Outlook by et staff Seen Around Town    ET Guide    The Colony Goes Abroad by et staff    ET Guide    Around the World in a Three-Course Meal by Passant Rabie Cuisine from every continent, all in the comfort of one restaurant    ET Guide    At a Cinema by Sherif Awad Coming soon to a theater near you    ET Guide    Culture 101 by et staff    ET Guide    Doctors share tips on how to make it through mid-summer Ramadan Beating the Heat by Alaa Mosbah    ET Guide    et To Do in August by et staff    ET Guide    Misunderstood Yemen by Richard Hoath Our resident birder seeks out wildlife in a country that gets its charm from not being a tourist destination    ET Guide    Moving Images by May El Khishen Artist Mohamed Shoukry conveys his musings on life and society through an unconventional medium of contemporary art    ET Guide    Outlook by et staff    ET Guide    Splendid Seas by Mackenzie Berg An MSC “floating city” offers an alternative to the typical beach holiday    ET Guide    At a Cinema by Sherif Awad Coming to theaters in July    ET Guide    Catch the Wave by Mackenzie Berg A small but passionate band of surfers are spreading stoke for the future of wave riding along the North Coast    ET Guide    Culture 101 by et staff    ET Guide    Dancing Queen by Sherif Awad Karima Mansour is a well-known name in the contemporary dance world overseas; in her home country, however, she can barely find the space to stretch out    ET Guide    French Cuisine at its Best by Ethar El-Katatney Sofitel Cairo El-Gezirah’s Vendôme serves up savory French fare along the Nile    ET Guide    Impressions of History by Sarah Mishkin Some not-so-light alternatives for your summer reading list    ET Guide    Old Timers by Mohamed Khan The French directors of the 1960s New Wave movement revolutionized the filmmaking industry    ET Guide    Outlook    ET Guide    Sounds of Summer by Tamara El Essawi Manic Street Preachers move forward while Eminem and Green Day fall a bit short    ET Guide    What to Do by et staff in July    ET Guide    Africa on Film by Mohamed Khan Hollywood, until recently, has focused on the continent only as the exotic backdrop of classic romances    ET Guide    Alpine Jam by Kate Durham It’s not summer in Switzerland without the Montreux Jazz Festival    ET Guide    At a Cinema by Sherif Awad and Dina Yehia In theaters near you    ET Guide    Creative Fusion by Passant Rabie Four young women redesign what authentic Middle Eastern wear is all about    ET Guide    Culture 101 by et staff    ET Guide    Haute Computer by Ali El-Bahnasawy The latest laptops from Dell and Apple are competing for the attention of fashionistas    ET Guide    Luxury by the Lake by Kate Durham A beautiful era continues at Fairmont Le Montreux Palace    ET Guide    Outlook Seen around town    ET Guide    Paths Less Traveled by Claire Seel and Kate Durham Three books offer a fresh look at old ground    ET Guide    Restaurant for All Seasons by Dr. Morsi Saad El-Din, CBE If Cairo has a place ‘where everybody knows your name,’ it’s Estoril    ET Guide    The Times They Are A-Changin’ by Tamara El Essawi The legend of Bob Dylan returns, but there’s more to love in new releases from Art Brut and Bat For Lashes    ET Guide    Turn It On by Ethar El-Katatney Racy music video Funky Arabs is provoking angry responses    ET Guide    What to Do by et staff Sahel season has started    ET Guide    A Great Comeback by Tamara El Essawi The Yeah Yeah Yeahs “shake it like a ladder to the sun” and Morrissey still won’t cheer up    ET Guide    culture 101 by et staff    ET Guide    French Cuisine, Sans Attitude by Dina Yehia At Montparnasse, diners can enjoy a meal à la française without breaking the bank    ET Guide    Getting Big Air by Jessica Gray Daring X-Fighters introduce freestyle motocross to Cairo    ET Guide    High-Speed Lebanon by Kate Durham Three days in Lebanon are enough to pack in the beach, snow-covered slopes, and a bit of culture to boot    ET Guide    New Voice for Art by Sherif Awad The founder of Gallery Darb 1718 talks about the road to international recognition    ET Guide    Spoiled on the Slopes by Kate Durham The InterContinental Mzaar Lebanon Mountain and Spa Resort is not just for skiing    ET Guide    Suite Beirut by Kate Durham Markazia Monroe Suites has taken the lesson of ‘location, location, location’ to heart    ET Guide    The Next Attraction by Mohamed Khan Movie trailers are a good way to get a feel of a film, despite the clever editing and flashy music    ET Guide    This Summer’s Local Releases by Sherif Awad and Dina Yehia    ET Guide    What to Do by et staff Happenings for May    ET Guide    At a Cinema by Sherif Awad New movie releases for April    ET Guide    Culture 101 by et staff The latest word on arts and culture    ET Guide    Horizon, Heroes and History by Tamara El Essawi U2 wants the world (again), The Pains of Being Pure at Heart fuzz it up, and War Child bring on the good vibrations    ET Guide    Indigo by Erika Sherk Spanish, Indonesian, and Vietnamese cuisine come together in one determinedly stylish restaurant    ET Guide    Outlook Seen around town    ET Guide    What to Do in April by et staff    ET Guide    When Rivers and Worlds Melt by Manal el-Jesri In her latest exhibition of paintings, Anna Boughiguian draws the viewer into an ethereal world    ET Guide    At A Cinema by Sherif Awad    ET Guide    Culture 101 by et staff The buzz from the arts and entertainment scene    ET Guide    Dirty Synth and Blue Collar Rock by Tamara El Essawi Bruce Springsteen and Franz Ferdinand return to the scene and White Lies makes a scene    ET Guide    Getting On a Caravan by Sherif Awad Using art to overcome religious differences    ET Guide    Outlook by et staff Seen on the scene    ET Guide    Plucking at the darkness by Ali El-Bahnasawy With his eighth album, Naseer Shamma reaches out to his war-torn homeland with a message of hope    ET Guide    Tantalizing Tamarai by May El Khishen Chill, party or dine - just be sure to make a reservation    ET Guide    The Illustrated Angle by Kholoud Khalifa Cairo: A Graphic Novel depicts the region and its conflicts in a book that reads like a movie    ET Guide    What to Do by et staff    ET Guide A Butterfly Banquet by Richard Hoath Gilbert and Zalat’s book is an essential guide and a treat for expert entomologists    ET Guide    At A Cinema by Sherif Awad    ET Guide    Calling All Dead Heads by Tamara El Essawi Gems from the old and the new psychedelic age    ET Guide    Culture 101    ET Guide    Mangia at the Mall by Passant Rabie The restaurant franchise Eatalian brings another taste of Italy to CityStar’s mall masses    ET Guide    Outlook    ET Guide    The Ultimate (Frisbee) Challenge by Jessica Gray From US universities to the leafy playing fields of Maadi, ultimate Frisbee is a great way to get active    ET Guide    Universal Language by Kholoud Khalifa For Toufic Araman, photography is the most fulfilling art    ET Guide       ET Guide    At A Cinema by Sherif Awad A mix of real-life dramas, hilarious comedies and shoot 'em up thrillers    ET Guide    Back to the Basics by Manal el-Jesri One of the world’s most prominent sculptors, Hazem El Mestikawy believes art should be in the brain of the beholder    ET Guide    Culture 101    ET Guide    Judgement Day by Tamara El Essawi Mythic Guns N’ Roses, ambitious Killers and a side of the Strokes    ET Guide    More than ‘Say Cheese’ by May El Khishen PhotoCairo returns to the capital with new artistic vision and an eye on technology    ET Guide    What to do?    ET Guide    A Capital Experience by Kate Durham The Grand Hyatt’s Revolving Restaurant makes for awe-inspiring dining    ET Guide    A Man With a Vision by Sherif Awad Ihab El-Labban, commissar of the upcoming Cairo Biennale, has some serious ideas about bringing Egypt up in the arts world.    ET Guide    Back to Basics by Tamara El Essawi Ryan Adams shines, The Kaiser Chiefs disappoint and AC/DC reunite    ET Guide    Brawl with Style by Hossam Zaater Sometimes good offense is the best defense    ET Guide    Bursting with Energy by Hoda Omran A composer by chance and a performer without compromise — why Amr Mustafa is a rising star    ET Guide    Cairo Shows Its Funny Side by Passant Rabie Axis of Evil veterans return as comedians Ronnie Khalil and Sherif Hedayat debut in front of a home crowd    ET Guide    Culture 101 by Sherif Awad    ET Guide    Eid El-Adha Films by Sherif Awad    ET Guide    Eid El-Adha Films    ET Guide    Films Without an End by Mohammed Khan A director’s job is made easier and harder by an audience conditioned to the ‘language’ of film    ET Guide    Interactive Artist by Manal el-Jesri Mohamed Abla continues to prove that that art is accessible to all — both the viewing and the making of it    ET Guide    Live Portraits by Sherif Awad Gamal Kassem on capturing life on camera    ET Guide    Outlook by et staff    ET Guide    Poetry in Passing by Erika Sherk Transforming Loss into Beauty is a touching and informative tribute to a beloved scholar    ET Guide What to do? by et staff    ET Guide    ET Guide    A History of Egypt by James Chester Jason Thompson presents a layman’s guide to the ancient and modern faces of the nation    ET Guide Abdalla International by Sherif Awad Actor Khalid Abdalla talks about his passion for challenging roles and Hollywood projects that portray the Middle East accurately    ET Guide    At A Cinema    ET Guide    Far East Finesse by May El Khishen Le Pacha’s L’Asiatique offers delightful delicacies    ET Guide    Grudge Match by Mohamed Khan The set wasn’t big enough for American director Sam Peckinpah and Italian director Michelangelo Antonioni    ET Guide Opening My Eyes in Paradise by Kholoud Khalifa Participants crossed continents and cultures to help an indigenous tribe in the Philippines    ET Guide Return of the Kings by Tamara El Essawi Kings of Leon make it big, Oasis are back with more of the same, and Ladyhawke makes pop personal again    ET Guide What to do?    ET Guide Yasmine Yeya by Nadine El Sayed The designer is at the height of fashion, but the most important part of her business is still her clients    ET Guide       ET Guide    A Taste of India by Dina Basiony    ET Guide    At a Cinema Near You    ET Guide    Culture 101    ET Guide    Everything Old is New Again by Tamara El-Essawy New releases from Metallica, The Verve and Late of the Pier    ET Guide    Flawed Jewel by Ethar El-Katatney The Jewel of Medina, a fictionalized version of the life of Lady Aisha, has reopened the debate on portraying Islam’s sacred figures    ET Guide    The Art of Persuasion by Mohamed Khan There’s more to directing than yelling “lights, camera action”    ET Guide    The Art of Persuasion There’s more to directing than yelling “lights, camera action”    ET Guide    Tuning Up by Hossam Zaater Our bodies require so much maintenance that the consequences of ignoring warning lights can be alarming    ET Guide What to do?    ET Guide    Whatever Lola Wants by Sherif Awad Moroccan director Nabil Ayouch speaks out about the inspiration for and reaction to his controversial film    ET Guide       ET Guide Culture 101    ET Guide    Moving Beyond the Geisha apanese cinema has more to offer than samurais and kamikaze, as director Mohamed Khan has discovered    ET Guide    Music and Movies by Sherif Awad Singers turned actors dominate this month’s Ramadan films    ET Guide    Quarter Gram by Dina Basiony Essam Youssef’s novel gives a new perspective on the neglected problem of drug addiction    ET Guide    Silence in the Aisles by Lina Ashour Youssef Chahine was prepared to challenge the political and religious establishments in Egypt, but he never lost his love of his country or its people    ET Guide    Tune In, Don’t Freak Out by Hossam Zaater Don’t let the jargon put you off building the perfect home entertainment system    ET Guide    What to do?    ET Guide    et Film by Sherif Awad at a cinema near you    ET Guide    House of the Dragon by Andrew Schurgott Maadi’s Dragon House balances the best of two countries’ cuisine without busting your budget    ET Guide    Shams Behind the Scenes by Sherif Awad Screenplay writer Nadine Shams is focused on the future of film    ET Guide    Surf’s Up by Hossam Zaater Who says you need to go to Hawaii to catch gnarly waves? Egypt’s surfing spokesman explains how to ‘hang 10’ at home.    ET Guide    Take Control of Your Time If there are never enough hours in the day, take five minutes to read our guide to time management    ET Guide    Two in One by Rebecca Collard Novotel Sharm El-Sheikh expands for the young at heart and those who like to take them on vacation    ET Guide What To Do?    ET Guide When Cairo Meets London by Norhan Elhakeem Azza Fahmy Jewelry embarks on its second venture with British designer Julien Macdonald    ET Guide       ET Guide    What to Do by et staff July    ET Guide Big-ticket Babies by Nadine El Sayed Before you begin choosing names, bring out the balance sheets    ET Guide It Takes a Villa by Norhan Elhakeem Guided by its new chef, Villa d’Este puts the Conrad Cairo on the culinary map    ET Guide Open-air Opulence by Ethar El-Katatney The Fairmont Towers’ Aqua e Luce is a little oasis of gourmet delights    ET Guide The People, The Place, The Music by Manal El-Jesri Folkloric and modern musicians find themselves pushed in demanding new directions with the Nass Makan project    ET Guide What to do?    ET Guide Napoleonic Nastiness by Mohamed Khan What do Glenn Close and a eighteenth-century brigadier general have in common? A sense for seduction.    ET Guide Bling Abroad by Hassan Hassan Splurge on a few things in Dubai, the world capital of consumer culture    ET Guide Levant on the Nile by Jeff Neumann The Four Seasons at the First Residence extends the capital’s Lebanese menu with Aura    ET Guide Snap Happy by Peter Sachs Come back from your getaway with great shots and a better grasp of your camera    ET Guide    What To Do in April by et staff    ET Guide A Fresh Flavor by Hossam Zaater Amateur performers are seeking out the limelight in ever-growing numbers — the Flavor Project has so far proved to be one of Egypt’s most exciting    ET Guide    A HEADStart by May Kaddah Finding the right preschool for your child isn’t nearly as easy as you might think    ET Guide All About Kramer by Mohamed Khan In tribute to a visionary of the American silver screen    ET Guide Best Cellar by Kate Durham In Cellar Door’s culinary experiment, the customers are setting the menu    ET Guide    Communication Breakdown by Jeff Neumann Last month saw a series of internet cable fiascos, disrupting business and raising questions about how Egypt will prevent future mishaps    ET Guide    Enayat Saad el-Din (1921-2008) by Dr. Mursi Saad el-Din, CBE Renowned educator passes after a brief illness    ET Guide ET Guide    ET Guide ET Guide    ET Guide Glass of the Good Life by Andrew Schurgott Explore your senses or bluff it with the best of them using our wine-tasting guide    ET Guide It Sure Beats Vegemite by Ethar El-Katatney Its reputation perhaps tarnished by an affinity for yeast extract, Australian fare is seldom exported. Al Bustan is here to prove our mates down under have more to offer than Weet-Bix and suspiciously tar-like spreads.    ET Guide Nothing to Sneeze At by Hassan Hassan New treatments could mean an end to those pesky allergies    ET Guide That’s the Spirit by Sherif Awad Filmed in Egypt, Spiritual Warriors is guaranteed a cult following    ET Guide The New Brand in Town by Andrew Schurgott The new Holiday Inn Cairo CityStars aims for an under-serviced niche in the hotels sector    ET Guide    THE TANGLED WEB WE WEAVE by Alex Dziadosz By most accounts, 2007 marked a worldwide decline in information freedoms — and Egypt was no exception. Do two recent court decisions upholding freedom of expression signal change is in the air? Or will they be remembered as little more than ghostly blips a year from now?    ET Guide What to do?    ET Guide What You Crave by Asma El Sherif Zamalek’s hip bistro comes to Maadi    ET Guide    ET Guide An Arab Rendition by Sherif Awad Egyptian-American actor Omar Metwally shares his thoughts on theater, torture and the Cairo Film Festival as he rides to new success on the strength of the critically acclaimed Rendition    ET Guide Breakfast of Champions by Hassan Hassan The top spots to kick off your day off    ET Guide Detox from Valentine’s Day by Nadine El Sayed Alone this year? Le Solitaire? Complaining that it isn’t fair? Wipe off those tears, put up your hair and use these tips to beat despair!    ET Guide Eti-what? by Marwa Helal, Hassan Hassan, Hossam Zaater and Sarah Mishkin The only rule in this city is: There are no rules. When anything goes, well, things have a tendency to get chaotic. This is the new guide for this rule-less — and at times ruthless — city. Ladies and gentlemen, The Cairene’s Etiquette Guide or How Not to Be ‘Aleel il Adab (Ill-Mannered).    ET Guide Rula Zaki by May Kaddah This versatile singer is making it big in almost every venue, but seems to have been overlooked by the small screen    ET Guide Silent Stories by Charles Berret In the gray zone between fact and fiction lies this biography of a Sudanese refugee    ET Guide Souvenirs of Death by Yahia Lababidi Brian Turner’s book of war poetry Here, Bullet is an incisive and oftentimes chilling reflection of a battle-scarred soldier    ET Guide What to Do    ET Guide At A Cinema Near You by Sherif Awad Settle in for a month of action, mayhem,horror and suspense. Oh, and a little bit of sappiness.    ET Guide Away in the Oasis by Ali El-Bahnasawy Dakhla’s eco-friendly Desert Lodge gleams with traditional charm in remote, pristine surroundings    ET Guide Breaking the Mold by Sherif Awad Moving beyond the Arab bad guy roles, Egyptian actor SayedBadreya takes on a realistic portrayal of life for Arabs post-9/11    ET Guide Film Rebuff by Megan Detrie Have you heard the one about the Alexandrian police band that gets stranded in the Negev? No, you wouldn’t have.    ET Guide It’s Easy Being Green by Ali El-Bahnasawy This New Year, make a resolution to become moreenvironmentally friendly with 15 fast and easy ways to save the planet    ET Guide Man Behind the Music by May Kaddah Sound engineer Mohamed Sakr is one of Egypt’s greatest talents in hisfield, responsible for the sonic character of some of today’s most popular songs    ET Guide On the Picket Lines. Again.    ET Guide Trends for 2008 by Hassan Hassan After your haircut, pack your leather planner, baggy jeans and hi-tops for that sunny safari getaway    ET Guide What to do    ET Guide What’s in a Name? by Mohamed Khan Sometimes unbelievably long or just plain unbelievable,film titles tickle the fancy of movie makers and viewers alike    ET Guide    ET Guide At A Cinema Near You by Sherif Awad More than a dozen films compete to fill theater seats in the few weeks before the Eid season hits    ET Guide Finding Roots by May Kaddah Pharaonic beliefs, traditions and even turns of phrases are very much alive in modern-day Egypt    ET Guide Local Legend by Hoda Omran Ammo Hosny proves that beity doesn’t have to mean baladi    ET Guide Out of Eden by Ali El-Bahnasawy The notorious Sheikh Youssef El-Badri strikes again, this time unleashing his wrath on recently recognized poet Helmy Salem    ET Guide Roll Out the Red Carpet by Sherif Awad A behind-the-scenes look at the star-studded thirty-first edition of the Cairo Interantional Film Festival    ET Guide To Your Health by Farzina Alam Fresko in Maadi is Cairo’s first true salad bar, offering a nutritious and appealing destination for this underrepresented dish    ET Guide Villa What? by Beige Luciano-Adams Advertising giant Grey Global re-launches in Cairo by opening a new, non-profit cultural art space in which nothing will be taboo. Among the events in store: Cairo’s first ‘art marathon.’    ET Guide We Will Rock You by Ali El-Bahnasawy A decade after being attacked for “worshipping Satan” (to say nothing of general delinquency), hard rock and heavy metal fans are taking steps back into the mainstream    ET Guide You Are What You Wear by Ethar El-Katatney The International Museum of Women showcases the work of women from around the world in a compelling online exhibition that questions the meaning behind clothes    ET Guide    ET Guide Final Cut by Sherif Awad Egyptian-American filmmaker Sara Rashad addresses female genital mutilation in a striking film that resonates with audiences worldwide    ET Guide Fresh Perspectives by Safaa Abdoun, Farzina Alam and Hoda Omran    ET Guide How Very Chic by Hassan Hassan La Gourmandise’s attention to detail and to-the-point food makes the First Mall much more than a good place to shop    ET Guide Jst Txt It by Hassan Hassan Despite the ubiquity of text messaging, the finer points are still a mystery to most people. This guide should help.    ET Guide Make Them Laugh by Sherif Awad Egyptian-American funnyman Ahmed Ahmed abandons the silver screen to front the Axis of Evil* (*the comedy troupe, that is)    ET Guide Singapore Sling by Richard Hoath If sun, food and shopping — with a few interesting birds thrown in —are your priorities on vacation, the island of Singapore will do the job well    ET Guide The Pantheist Painter by Megan Detrie Nepalese artist and Cairo resident Sharmila Shahi Faiia’s work integrates themes, styles and even figures from the many religions that surround her. The result is a vibrant and fascinating body of work, and she plans to bring Islam into her artistic repertoire.    ET Guide Time to Fiesta by Kate Durham Cantina Laredo brings top-notch Tex-Mex to CityStars    ET Guide Two-Wheel Tango by Farzina Alam Spanish clown and globetrotter Alvaro Neil is out to fill the world with smiles, one continent at a time    ET Guide    ET Guide A New Kind of Boy Band by Yara Souza Native Deen integrates spirituality and tolerance in music    ET Guide Come Stressed,Leave Sun-kissed by Hassan Hassan The InterContinental Abu Soma prides itself onoffering guests a refreshingly complete R&R experience    ET Guide Egypt’s BestMediterranean Hotel by Hassan Hassan The Four Seasons Alexandria at San Stefano brings world-class hospitality to a city in desperate need of top-notch options    ET Guide Emotional Baggage by Fayza Hassan The latest in a series of Jewish memoirs of the flight from Egypt fails to break the mold of what has become a new genre of narrative writing    ET Guide Hot in Fall by Hassan Hassan The daunting world of fashion made easy — everything from jeans to suits to finding the right pair of sunglasses. The only thing we don’t recommend is underwear (though Calvin Klein is a good investment).    ET Guide On Your Mark Done with all the mosalsalat? Get ready for the annual Eid cinema scramble.    ET Guide Right Under Your Nose by Kate Durham Photojournalist Mohammed El Hebeishy’s eye-catching debut takes its readers on a tour to the farthest corners of the nation    ET Guide Some Post-Iftar Reading For the Girls of Riyadh to a look at pop culture in the Arab world and a new release from Galal Amin    ET Guide Suit Yourself by Hassan Hassan Throw out the toggles and check out the feathers and Ray Bans that are all the rage this season — but only if you think you can get away with it    ET Guide Tent Mania by Safaa Abdoun Who said tents were becoming passé? This season a slew of venues bring alive the classic Ramadan pastime — but each with its very own twist.    ET Guide What to do    ET Guide Work Hard, Play Harder by Nicolè A. Staab Make pleasure your priority at the new InterContinental Taba Heights Resort    ET Guide    A look at who's doing what by Egypt Today Staff    ET Guide    A Not-So-Ramadan Ramadan by Hassan Hassan Eating schedules and habits may be turned upside down, but that doesn’t mean you have to forgo a normal life    ET Guide    Book Reviews by Egypt Today Staff et staff takes a look at some recent releases.    ET Guide    Culture 101 by Egypt Today Staff What the big names have been up to lately    ET Guide    Gentle Fire by Beige Luciano-Adams The new Indian restaurant at the Ramses Hilton offers dishes that are elegant, thoughtful and altogether a safe bet. A bit too safe, perhaps.    ET Guide    Like Father, Like Son by Beige Luciano-Adams After his critically acclaimed debut in the epic Halim, Haitham Ahmed Zaki takes on an ambitious and adventurous role that would have made his screen-legend father proud    ET Guide    Playing With Fire by Mohamed Khan When it comes to risqué, director Billy Wilder was ahead of his time    ET Guide    Reel Life by Marwa Helal In a first-ever course in documentary-making, AUC students learned how to capture — and maybe even change — their world with film    ET Guide    Seven Habits of Highly Effective Ramadanites by Nadine El Sayed Make good on your good intentions with these helpful hints for the Holy Month    ET Guide    Video Killed the Jazz Star by Yasmeen El Mallah Rising jazzman Nader El-sayed talks about the release of hi debut album and reveals why, as a true artist, he would never want titan music outfits like Rotana to help syndicate his music    ET Guide What to do by Egypt Today staff Things to do in September    ET Guide       ET Guide A Radiant Woman by Manal el-Jesri Battling cancer, the literary establishment and at times the world, writer and journalist Nemat el-Behairy ruminates about life, death and triumphing over misery    ET Guide Back to Work? by Hassan Hassan From Googling, gossip and games to — shock! — even non-internet related activities, here are some clever ways to soften the blow as you return to the office from a weekend on the coast    ET Guide Beam Me Up, Beemer by Tom Gara The new BMW 5 Series is as technologically advanced as cars get, with a host of cutting-edge gadgets complementing the ever-brilliant BMW driving experience    ET Guide Feel the Tension by Sherif Awad Hold onto your seats for this month’s series of action and suspense offerings    ET Guide Groove to the Wave by Marwa Helal Meet Egyptian-American musician Seif Al-Din, whose Sand and Water sets you up in an “electro-acoustic Mediterranean lounge”    ET Guide How to Watch a Summer Film by Hassan Hassan A guide to getting the most out of the worst    ET Guide Planet Raqs At her eighth international festival of Oriental dance, legendary choreographer Raqia Hassan brings a very local art to the global stage, reclaiming bellydance as one of Egypt’s most valuable cultural exports    ET Guide Redemption of an Artist by Sherif Awad Where some preach, this one does: Rebel filmmaker-critic Ahmed Atef breaks new ground with a controversial dramatization of the lives of street kids    ET Guide The Grill is Back and Better than Ever by Ethar El-Katatney The Semiramis InterContinental reopens its famed French restaurant    ET Guide       ET Guide    ET Guide Fancy a Glass? by Hassan Hassan As Al Ahram Beverages revamps its Omar Khayyam line, et looks at which wines will best dress your dinner    ET Guide Go Greek by Hassan Hassan La Pacha’s new Greek Taverna moves the Mediterranean down the Nile to Cairo    ET Guide Little Mosque On The Prairie by Noha Mohammed A Canadian sitcom takes a biting look at the life of Muslims in the West    ET Guide Live in Your Art by Hassan Hassan Never equated an art gallery with a furniture store? Think again.    ET Guide People of Passion by Nicolè A. Staab A team of filmmakers is close to achieving a cultural milestone: Hollywood’s first film about life as an Arab-American    ET Guide Pimp Your Crib by Hassan Hassan You’ll never go to a cinema again once Archimedia gets to work on your den. In fact, you just might never leave the house.    ET Guide Pulling the Right Strings by Zeinab Abul-Gheit Dr. Nabil Bahgat is working to preserve the traditionalart of the aragoz — or puppeteering — for future generations    ET Guide Repeat Offenders by Sherif Awad This may be the Summer of the Foreign Sequel, but 25 Egyptian films with unprecedented production budgets are also vying for your box-office cash. Here’s what to expect at a theater new you in the month of July.    ET Guide Shoppers in Bliss by Hassan Hassan Better brands, reasonable prices and more convenient shopping come with the opening of CityStars’ Phase II    ET Guide Sweet Talk by Sherif Awad Lebanese video director Nadine Labaki takes a turn for the serious with Caramel, a good long look at life and love in Lebanon that was a hit on the fringes of May’s Cannes Film Festival    ET Guide The Finer Things by Noha Mohammed Le Meridien’s Marco Polo offers the perfect combination of pampering, elegant dining and delicious food    ET Guide The Smell of It by Mohamed Khan Success is so sweetly enticing that some of its seekers go to great lengths just for a single whiff    ET Guide    A Day in the Country by Noha Mohammed Season’s Clubhouse offers classic fare and impeccable service in an oasis garden — a mental light year away from the city    ET Guide    A Villa Somewhere by Marwa Helal Villa 55’s refined indoor elegance and shady garden setting make it a great place for the scorching summer days ahead    ET Guide    Average is the New Great by Tom Gara Vittorio’s in Maadi sets the bar high for the mid-range restaurant    ET Guide    et Culture 101 by Manal el-Jesri, Sherif Awad and Hassan Hassan A roundup of the month's news in arts and culture    ET Guide    Mission: Possible by Hassan Hassan Action films are taking off, and Egyptian audiences can expect roaring explosions, rattling machine guns and roundhouse kicks to the head for many years to come    ET Guide    Outlook by et staff    ET Guide    Paradise Prevails by Nicolè A. Staab Believed by some to be the biblical Garden of Eden, Bahrain now offers an apple of a different sort than the one with which Eve tempted Adam: It’s called shopping    ET Guide    Religiosity and Rebellion by Marwa Helal Allegra Stratton's Muhajababes reviewed    ET Guide    Repeat Offenders by Sherif Awad Ready for summer sequel season? It begins this month at a cinema near you.    ET Guide    Sahel for Snobs by Hassan Hassan The crème de la crème summer differently. If a trip to St. Tropez or that little piece of tropical paradise called Turks and Caicos isn’t happening, don’t worry, you have the North Coast. OK, it isn’t the Caribbean, but it’s only a few hours away. Here’s the best of the rest in Sahel.    ET Guide    Sounds of Summer by Hassan Hassan Pump up your playlist with the latest and greatest summer music    ET Guide    Swimsuit Stress? by Hassan Hassan Lose the love handles and look smashing in El-Sahel this summer with a few simple changes to your diet and daily routine    ET Guide    Troubled Minds by Sherif Awad Best loved for his hilarious roles in smash-hit Ramadan serials El-Amma Nour and Tamer Wi Shawkia, Ahmed El-Fishawy takes off his comedic hat and switches gears for a disturbing new drama release, 45 Days    ET Guide    What To Do In June by Egypt Today Staff Throw the kids in summer school, have a romantic dinner, then jump on your jet-ski to make good on your escape    ET Guide    Who’s Your Daddy? by Kate Miller Nour Diab is preoccupied with school, music and sports. She’s also Arabic Pop Royalty. One thing she’s not: Paris Hilton.    ET Guide       ET Guide An Artist for Life by Hassan Hassan After a successful stint as a commercial artist, Mira Shihada focuses her efforts on sculpture and exploring the spiritual benefits of balancing on one arm    ET Guide At a Cinema Near You by Sherif Awad A combo of heroes, serial killers and a serving of espionage to watch out for on the big screen    ET Guide Damage control by Hassan Hassan, Nadine El Sayed and Yasmeen El Mallah Where to get it fixed in the nation’s capital — from the broken heel on your Blahniks to the laptop you can’t live without    ET Guide Documentary Revolution by Mohamed Khan Dubai-based Hot Spot Films blazes a trail in the Middle East by funding, producing and distributinghome-grown documentaries    ET Guide Fire it Up by Farzina Alam The Four Seasons at Nile Plaza brings Brazilian grill to Cairo    ET Guide Heading South by Manal el-Jesri but proudly Upper Egyptian artist Omar Abdel Dhaher has managed to carve a niche for himself on the national art scene    ET Guide Let the Maestro Play On by Nicolè A. Staab The InterContinental CityStars offers an Italian dining experience so fine you’ll never need to cross the Mediterranean again    ET Guide Maria Reloaded by Sherif Awad Saucy songstress Maria sheds her contemporary Lolita look for what she says is a more mature image. Has she succeeded?    ET Guide Plain Talk from Mursi Saad el-Din    ET Guide Rock On! by Hassan Hassan With local rock becoming more popular by the minute, isn’t it about time bands consider recording an Arabic-language rock album?    ET Guide Screen Scrambles by Sherif Awad Get ready for the busiest cinema season ever, with close to 25 movies being released this summer alone    ET Guide Straight to the Punch Line by Sherif Awad Lebanese filmmaker Assad Fouladkar looks to shake up Egypt’s sitcom industry    ET Guide To Do in may    ET Guide Trendy Trattoria by Hassan Hassan Zamalek’s La Trattoria pulls off great presentation — and explodes with taste    ET Guide Virtually Free Software? by Dan Reese Google moves our desktops online with a software suite that should have Microsoft quaking in its boots    ET Guide When Size Matters by Tom Gara The new MINI is a fun, stylish throwback to the sixties British icon    ET Guide You’ve Gotta Laugh by Hassan Hassan Attempts to launch Stand Up Cairo fell flat, leaving organizers looking for a new approach to a home-grown stand-up comedy scene    ET Guide       ET Guide A Perfect Pair by Hassan Hassan The once-nightmarish quest for great denim in the capital city has turned delightful thanks to stores stocking styles other than the skin-tight, acid-washed variety of yesterday    ET Guide Animated Ancients by Sherif Awad With its world premiere at the Pyramids, French animated feature La reine soleil is no Disney classic. What will local audiences make of it?    ET Guide Another Prozac Nation? More people than ever are turning to medication to deal with depression    ET Guide Are You Sitting Comfortably? by Sherif Awad A motley crew of first-time directors, producers and cast come together to give us Camp, a Hollywood-style slasher flick that might well change the face of Egyptian horror    ET Guide At a Cinema Near You by Sherif Awad Lots of gory horror, a few thrills and one flat inHeliopolis are the highlights of this month’s releases    ET Guide Boys Just Wanna Have Fun by Hassan Hassan Had enough of emotional betrayal, diet schemes and self-help babble showing day and night on free-to-air satellite TV? Switch to MBC Action for popular — and not so popular — action-packed movies and television series    ET Guide Culture 101 by Manal el-Jesri and Sherif Awad    ET Guide Dance the Calories Away by Nadine El Sayed Pump it up — or down — with these alternative workouts    ET Guide Fightin’ Words by Marwa Helal AUC professor, playwright and director Mahmoud El-Lozy talks of his latest acting role in a film that takes a critical look at the US involvement in Iraq    ET Guide Living a Lie by Nadine El Sayed Alaa El-Aswany, bestselling author of Omaret Yacoubian, goes to Chicago, USA, for a biting commentary on Egyptian society    ET Guide New Dimensions by Hassan Hassan Three young artists from AUC shake up the local art scene with experimental approaches that blur the lines between machines and human creativity    ET Guide Pearls of Wisdom by Hassan Hassan Egyptian-Lebanese writer Yahia Lababidi helps revive the aphorist tradition with a new collection of wisdoms. But what, if anything, is he trying to say with his pearls of wisdom?    ET Guide Style and Substance by Hassan Hassan Not just another pretty face, Janine D. is out to wake up the pop music audience and make them think    ET Guide The Fall of Baba Ghanoug by Noha Mohammed We found some of the best that Lebanesecuisine has to offer at JW Marriott’s Ahlein restaurant    ET Guide What to do in April    ET Guide A Doctor in the House? by Hassan Hassan With its innovative format and state-of-the-art production values, Lahazat Hariga is just what the doctor ordered, bringing a much-needed makeover to Egypt’s ailing mousalsalat industry    ET Guide All the Right Moves by Sherif Awad Lebanese singing sensation Myriam Faris talks with Egypt Today about music, war and why she’s not breaking into film just yet    ET Guide At a Cinema Near You by Sherif Awad Movie theaters are looking awfully international as Good News brings in Bollywood to compete with Westernand local fare — and among the local fare is one film you might not have the chance to see because of a pending lawsuit    ET Guide Big in Egypt by Sherif Awad Hiro Arai, the multitalented Japanese model, musician, actor and director, has thrown in the town on his film career to take up professional photography — right here in Egypt    ET Guide Book Reviews by Manal el-Jesri, Marten Youssef, Cache Seel and Amira Salah-Ahmed    ET Guide Cairo’s Crescent Moon by Hassan Hassan Mezzaluna is the little restaurant that could    ET Guide Carrying the Flame by Tom Gara The world-famous Turkish dance troupe The Fire of Anatolia is set to put the torch to the Giza Plateau    ET Guide Celebrating Genius by Manal el-Jesri Four years after her death, the AUC Press marks Egyptian (yes, Egyptian) artist Margo Veillon’s centenary with a comprehensive look at her drawings and water colors    ET Guide Charming Chapala by Carol Walker Take a break by the lake in Ajijic, Mexico    ET Guide Culture 101 by Manal el-Jesri and Sherif Awad News making the arts and entertainment headlines    ET Guide Fashion, Forensics and a Dose of Reality Get into your pajamas (who cares if it’s only 6:30?), get comfy on the couch and forget the day with some of the finest — and trashiest — series around    ET Guide Landscapes of Emotion by Hassan Hassan Nazli Madkour’s latest exhibit approaches Egyptian deserts, with their sweeping dunes, stark reality and inspiring solitude, with a new, bolder color    ET Guide    Outlook Who’s been doing what?    ET Guide R&R and Art in Mexico by Carol Walker Color and comfort in the world’s best climate    ET Guide Reel Bad Arabs:How Hollywood Vilifies a People by Omar Attum A new book suggests it’s not just light-hearted fun whenHollywood blockbusters are part of the war machine    ET Guide Save Your Mom’s Life by Dan Reese It may not be a traditional Mother’s Day message, but it’s vital nonetheless: The fight against breast cancer in Egypt must be fought on two fronts — in the body and the mind    ET Guide Thanks, Mom by Nadine El Sayed, Yasmeen El Mallah and Hassan Hassan Let us help you repay those years of love and hard work    ET Guide The March of the Pizzas by Dan Reese It’s Tuesday night. The kids are shrieking, the stomach’s growling. What do to? Order in, of course. There’s no better way to quiet a child than shoving a slice of pizza in his gaping maw, and admit it: You want a big greasy gut bomb, too. Not all pizzas are created equal, however, so Egypt Today has performed the difficult task of sampling delivery shops. Don’t say we never do anything for you.    ET Guide Tipping the Scales by Nadine El Sayed, Yasmeen El Mallah and Hassan Hassan Is a perquisite preferred, or is a gratuity gratuitous? Listen up, folks: Egypt Today is here to answer all your tipping questions    ET Guide To Do in March Highlights around town    ET Guide A TV Turn-On by Nicolè A. Staab Grab a seat, take the remote and tune in to some of this season’s attention-demanding series    ET Guide An Islamist Stage? by Noha Mohammed Although it insists it’s not out to create Islamic theater, the Senna Sharq troupe is making headlines for aiming to raise the “moral standards” of the Egyptian stage    ET Guide At a Cinema Near You by Sherif Awad Good News Group takes on this month’s monster Hollywood releases with a screening of the French 3-D smash La Reine Soleil at the Pyramids. Meanwhile, major distributors promise more European and Indian treats over the next few months    ET Guide Carnivores, Rejoice! by Noha Mohammed Hosni’s Grillhouse, of Alexandria fame, has finally opened a branch in the nation’s capital    ET Guide Exploring Turkishness by Fayza Hassan Orhan Pamuk, winner of the 2006 Nobel Prize for Literature, has penned a body of work that is centuries in scope. Nonetheless, the Turkish author’s books all carry the same sweetly melancholic themes and beautiful women — not to mention his strange fascination with dogs.    ET Guide Hangman’s Noose by Mohamed Khan A graphic insight into the topical subject of hanging and execution by our in-house director    ET Guide Join the Circle by Anne Fouéré Up-and-coming Senegalese musician Modou Gaye combines jazz influences with Sufi singing to come up with something altogether new — Sufi jazz    ET Guide Not Worth the Wait? by Dan Reese Microsoft’s slogan for its updated version of Windows is “Show us your ‘WOW.’” The problem is, after taking a look at Vista, we still haven’t found it.    ET Guide The Price of Love by Nadine El Sayed and Yasmeen El Mallah Stuck for a Valentine’s Day gift? We may have some answers.    ET Guide The Year of the Cancer Vaccine Pioneers in the medical field have proven that seemingly insurmountable killers like cancer are preventable    ET Guide Culture 101    ET Guide Ho, Ho, Ho — Cut! by Mohamed Khan There are barrels of films out there with Christmas themes, but none about Ramadan or El-Eid    ET Guide Legal Alien by Sherif Awad Directed by a Palestinian born in Canada, written by an Egyptian and a Lebanese, and shot in Dubai: Is the first Saudi Arabian film really Saudi?    ET Guide Suspense Thrillers, Ahoy! Following the Big Eid film marathon, production companies are focusing on a new batch of flicks in time for the mid-year vacation    ET Guide Turning a New Leaf by Riham El-Hawary With Starbucks still to launch, California’s favorite café chain brings an American-style caffeine-injection to the streets of Zamalek    ET Guide Bad Vibrations by Cache Seel After clamping down on tour buses in an attempt to save what remains of the Step Pyramid, SCA director Zahi Hawass launches a concerted campaign to stop damage to the nation’s antiquities    ET Guide Clear Coasts by Manal el-Jesri Two totally different perspectives from a husband and wife team make for a refreshing change of pace at Khan El-Maghraby Gallery this month    ET Guide Culture 101 by (MJ) News and gossip from the culture and entertainment scene    ET Guide Eat Right, Live Well by Manal el-Jesri There’s more to good health than dieting and pills, says Sherifa Aboul Fotouh, satellite television’s most popular nutritionist. And get this: Real health starts with eating more of the right foods, not less.    ET Guide et Health by Nicolè A. Staab All you need to know about health and fitness    ET Guide etech by Dan Reese The latest in tech and gadgets    ET Guide etStyles by Jessica Olien Make Your Own Sushi    ET Guide Flavor of the Month by Sherif Awad Romantic comedies seem to be the order of the day this Eid season, but action thrillers El Rahina and Kheyana Shar’aia could prove to be better bets    ET Guide    Outlook Who’s been doing what?    ET Guide The Same Old Song and Dance? by Sherif Awad After the success of Hob El-Banat, acclaimed director Khaled El-Hagar changes the tempo with a big-budget musical extravaganza    ET Guide TV Screens on Fire by Nicolè A. Staab With their new lineups, free-to-air channels will be burning up the screens in early ‘07    ET Guide Very Funny by Mohamed Khan A creative attempt to deepen the West’s understanding of Islam backfires miserably    ET Guide    A Family Affair by Manal el-Jesri Renowned artist Mohamed Abla takes us on a nostalgic trip to a small, warm place in our hearts in search of the true meaning of family    ET Guide    A Night Out by Jessica Olien Downtown may not seem to be the most likely place in Cairo to spend a relaxing evening, but the Odeon Palace and the Greek Club both offer a pleasant break from the din    ET Guide    Book Reviews by Rania Al Malky Religion, art, and the intersection of both.    ET Guide    Calculated Italian Elegance by Nicolè A. Staab Who says that mathematics doesn’t have its place in the fine dining scene?    ET Guide    Culture 101 by Sherif Awad and Manal el-Jesri News making the arts and entertainment headlines    ET Guide    Downtown to Heliopolis by Sherif Awad Acclaimed director Mohamed Khan takes us on a whimsical roller coaster romance and, as always, stresses the importance of place in making a story believable    ET Guide    ET Styles by Callie Maidhof A look at new restaurants, stores, musems, galleries and products.    ET Guide    etech by Dan Reese The latest from the gadget and technology world    ET Guide    Finding the Arab Iliad by Manal el-Jesri After compiling the epic of Bani Hilal for the past 30-odd years, esteemed poet Abdel Rahman El-Abnoudy tells his own saga of loss and pain    ET Guide    How Do You Say “Just One More” in Swahili? by Jessica Olien Hurghada’s new Steigenberger Al-Dau will bring the swank when it opens its doors this November    ET Guide Maybe It’s Not All In Your Head by Nicole A. Staab What's making your head hurt? And how can you deal with it?    ET Guide Not Thin, Not Fat by Sherif Awad Filmmakers are mastering the new (not-so-secret) formula of success in Egyptian cinema: The comedian, the trashy singer and the belly dancer    ET Guide    That’s Me in the Back by Mohamed Khan Has your eye ever strayed off the movie star standing in the foreground to look at the crowd of people off to the side of the screen?    ET Guide    TV Crimes by Sherif Awad Our panel of the nation’s top TV critics pass judgement on the Ramadan 2006 crop of television serials. Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, what say you?    ET Guide Book Reviews An illustrated guide of Cairo, an account of women’s histories in Islamic societies and an intriguing novel on beauty.    ET Guide Culture 101 by Sherif Awad News From the Entertainment Circles    ET Guide ET Styles by Callie Maidhof Find out what’s new in our lifestyle section    ET Guide ETech by Dan Reese This month, a closer look at mobile music    ET Guide House in Order by Zeinab Abul-Gheit After five years of extensive renovations, Old Cairo’s Beit El-Qadi, where the advent of Ramadan was traditionally announced each year, is set to open its doors by the end of the Holy Month.    ET Guide Iftar on the Town by Jessica Olien This month, Cairo is a veritable maze of iftar and sohour options. A quick look at the best the capital has to offer.    ET Guide It’s Show Time! by Sherif Awad It’s official: There’s no way any human being can possibly process all the non-serial shows airing on the small screen in Ramadan. We gave it a shot anyway.    ET Guide    Outlook Who’s been doing what?    ET Guide Step Into The Ring by Nicole A. Staab An experienced staff, including an Olympic medalist trainer, takes Knockout Gym to the center ring in Cairo    ET Guide Tinker, Tailor, Terrorist, Arab by Mohamed Khan How is the American film industry handling the image of Arabs and Muslims five years after 9/11?    ET Guide Unearthing Rock’s Next Generation by David Lee Wilson As harder-edged rock music makes a slow but steady return to the Cairo music scene, a new generation is choosing and promoting its own heroes without the help of radio and television. Their latest favorite: Unearth.    ET Guide “Let Them Sing” by Dr. Mursi Saad el-Din, CBE On the anniversary of legendary composer Baligh Hamdi’s death, Egypt Today Editor-in-Chief Dr. Mursi Saad el-Din pays tribute to his gifted brother    ET Guide Because You’re Gorgeous by Sherif Awad Syrian drama queen Sulaf Fawakherji makes her screen debut in Egypt in this season’s critically acclaimed biography Halim    ET Guide But is She Royalty? by David Lee Wilson SCA chief Dr. Zahi Hawass lays out his plans for the rest of the year and offers some intriguing hints on what may be the mummy of Queen Hatshepsut    ET Guide City of Giggles by Jessica Olien From eight-foot lizards to leashed baby squirrels, there’s plenty in Bangkok to make you smile. But the real reason to go to Thailand? The food.    ET Guide Culture 101 by Sherif Awad A roundup of arts and Entertainment News    ET Guide EGDVD by Dan Reese Get your movies without moving an inch    ET Guide ET Styles by Callie Maidhof The newest products, latest openings and best travel deals — all in the first edition of our new lifestyle section    ET Guide Glue Yourself to Your Screen by Sherif Awad That’s what you’d need to do to take in the sheer number of mousalsalat set to air this Ramadan. Alternatively, check out our annual guide and choose the best few to follow. NEXT MONTH: We take a look at the best straight-up programs, including the return of fan-favorite Starmaker and A Minute With Khaled El-Guindy, with Egypt Today’s favorite sheikh.    ET Guide Java Jaunts by Cache Seel The second part of Egypt Today’s quest for the perfect breakfast spot revisits two favorite haunts in Mohandiseen    ET Guide Let’s Shake on It by Mohamed Khan Some consider a handshake to be a sacred vow, to others it signifies nothing. Then there’s the handshake that can get you killed    ET Guide Let’s Shake on It by Mohamed Khan Some consider a handshake to be a sacred vow, to others it signifies nothing. Then there’s the handshake that can get you killed    ET Guide Man to Man by Sherif Awad Amidst an outcry surging from both the media and the People’s Assembly against Omaret Yacoubian’s homosexual subplot, up-and-coming actors Khaled El-Sawy and Bassem Samra talk about why they decided to take on such controversial roles    ET Guide Million Dollar Smiles by Hanaa Ahmed While other stars couldn’t get out of the country fast enough during the Israeli aggression, Lebanese diva Nawal Al-Zoghbi stayed put for the hard work of putting smiles back on the faces of victims taking shelter in the rubble of the South    ET Guide    OUTLOOK Who’s Doing What?    ET Guide The Art of Alabaster by Cache Seel As the craftsmen at the Luxor Company will tell you, some traditions are carved in stone    ET Guide Travel Back in Time by Nicolè A. Staab Explore Egypt’s extensive Christian heritage at the newly reopened Coptic Museum    ET Guide    A Five-Star Café by Hanaa Ahmed Beymen Café at the Four Seasons Nile Plazaredefines the concept of a luxury coffee shop and eatery    ET Guide At A Theater Near You by Sherif Awad Three local comedies starring funnymen Mohamed Heneidy, Ahmed Helmy and Hany Ramzy take on the summer’s strongest Hollywood action box-office smashes    ET Guide CULTURE 101 by Manal el-Jesri and Sherif Awad The Latest in News and Gossip from Cultural Circles    ET Guide    Home, Sweet Home by Salwa A. El-Sayed Egypt Today’s Annual Real Estate Guide    ET Guide    Outlook by Egypt Today Staff (compiled) Who’s been doing what?    ET Guide Reading Films by Mohamed Khan Printed words, from the erudite to the puerile and the just plain weird, help keep films alive    ET Guide Short and Sweet by Sherif Awad Comedian Mohammed Heneidy is out to provethat he’s a giant well, on the screen, at least    ET Guide TheTrendsetter by Manal el-Jesri With a stack of cinema masterpieces under his belt, legendary set designer and art director Salah Marei returns with a smash exhibit at the Prince Taz Palace. Meet one of the nation’s busiest artists.    ET Guide    TreasuresFrom the Sea by Robert Böck A unique museum in a French fishingtown showcases the splendor of seashells    ET Guide    ET Guide At A Theater Near You by Sherif Awad Superman is back (Kevin Spacey is perfect as Lex Luthor, with all respect to the incomparable Gene Hackman), and we finally have a serious local production topping the Egyptian box office    ET Guide Bounty Hunters by Mohamed Khan Despite an ongoing crackdown, pirated films are available on just about every major street in Cairo    ET Guide    Continental Comfort Food by Callie Maidhof The Nile Hilton’s Belvedere serves up stunning views and exquisite Continental fare —even when it pulls a fast one    ET Guide Culture 101 by Manal el-Jesri, Sherif Awad and David Lee Wilson News from the Cultural Circles    ET Guide    Done in Good Taste by Karim Abdulla A good book, pleasant surroundings and a perfect cup of coffee. What more can one ask for?    ET Guide Hidden Gems by Manal el-Jesri As Cairo’s galleries close for summer or launch re-runs of the last season’s highlights, venture off the beaten path and (re-)discover some of the nation’s best art museums    ET Guide    Mmmmgrease by Karim Ezzeldin and Karim Abdulla In the first of a three-part series on the best breakfast joints in the nation’s capital, we dine at Maadi’s top greasy spoons    ET Guide    Outlook Who’s Been Doing What?    ET Guide    Spirit of Italy by Cache Seel With great service and food to match,Max’s Restaurant serves up an evening to remember    ET Guide Summer’sSymphony by Mohab Micheal and David Lee Wilson The Cairo Opera House launches a full summer season, including a special collaboration with the Pyramids’ Sound and Light show in the shadows of the Sphinx and Great Pyramids of Giza    ET Guide    The Latest Arrivals by David Lee Wilson With protectionist tariff policies becoming a thing of the past, the fashion industry is eyeing the Arab world’s largest market    ET Guide The LoneRamone by David Lee Wilson Marky Ramone keeps the flame of the Ramones and punk rock burning as he takes a 30th anniversary tribute to his former band on the road and oversees the release of their classics    ET Guide A Badge of Merit by Noha El-Hennawy This publisher earned himself an international prize, granted only to the most daring in the business, by bombarding the local market with books that break all the nation’s taboos    ET Guide At A Theater Near You by Sherif Awad This month, you’ve got the Hollywood standards and the local abominations: We suspect it won’t be that difficult for you to decide where you’ll be spending your ticket money    ET Guide CULTURE 101 by Manal el-Jesri, Sherif Awad, David Lee Wilson and Kate Miller News from the World of the Arts and Entertainment    ET Guide    Farther East by Karim Ezzeldin Fusion offers quality cuisine in a relaxing environment — with a few delicious tricks up its sleeve    ET Guide    Grand Dining at the Grand Hyatt Cairo by David Lee Wilson A special US Beef promotion at the Grand Hyatt June 15-24 is sure to please steak lovers    ET Guide    Inside the Mirage by Kate Durham Decide not to decide with the Italian buffet at JW Marriott’s Mirage Café    ET Guide None More Black Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Tony Iommi contemplates a life as the Godfather of Heavy Metal as he moves from Black Sabbath to a solo career    ET Guide    Outlook Who’s Doing What in Cairo    ET Guide Rediscover the Jewel on the Nile by David Lee Wilson The Cairo Symphony Orchestra works to find an audience with brilliant young conductor Steven Lloyd leading the way    ET Guide Sounds from the Sands by Callie Maidhof Egypt’s all-star musical outfit Nagham Masry contemplates the marriage of Egyptian and Western popular music with traditional Oriental elements in a professional climate that rarely rewards originality    ET Guide The Celluloid Intifada by Mohamed Khan The essential filmography of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is rapidly expanding    ET Guide The Music Man by Amira Salah-Ahmed Moustapha El-Chazly has turned a day job as a street musician into a mission of mercy    ET Guide    Thin Is In Motorola’s new SLVR L7 packs every imaginable option into the slimmest case on the market, setting a new standard for mobile functionality and style    ET Guide       ET Guide Back in Action by Sherif Awad We welcome the summer months with a bunch of thrillers, a couple of comedies and science fiction — lots of it. Brace yourself for a full blast of fast-paced action.    ET Guide Beyond Shocking? by Sherif Awad A family of Egyptian Muslims living in the US are the lead characters in Indian director Varun Khanna’s controversial debut film Beyond Honor    ET Guide CULTURE 101 by Sherif Awad and Manal el-Jesri A Roundup of Arts and Entertainment news from Egypt, the region and the world    ET Guide    Domo Arigato Sapporo by David Wilson They claim to be the best teppanyaki, sushi and sashimi in town — and they’re absolutely correct    ET Guide Don’t Judge a Book by its Cover by Amira Salah-Ahmed First-time author Samar Dahmash-Jarrah says she’s offering Arab answers to American questions about everything from politics and religion to culture and society    ET Guide Egyptian Icon by Manal el-Jesri A new coffee table book is a permanent retrospective of acclaimed sculptor Adam Henein’s art    ET Guide It’s My Turn by Mohamed Khan Stars of the screen are often tempted to take a break from facing the camera and discover what it’s like to be behind it    ET Guide    La Casetta and Lucille’s by Karim Ezzeldin and Patrick FitzPatrick Forget about the ambience and focus on the food at these Maadi favorites    ET Guide Note for Note by Karim Ezzeldin After decades of hammering away at his Steinway, Egypt’s premier classical pianist proclaims that he wouldn’t trade his ‘weapon of choice’ for anything in the world    ET Guide    OUTLOOK Find Out Who’s Doing What?    ET Guide PuttingNews First by Fayza Hassan Assem El-Kersh, editor-in-chief of Al-Ahram Weekly, speaks up on the paper’s fifteenth anniversary    ET Guide    School daze by Salwa El-Sayed investing in your children’s future starts with the first day of class. private education in egypt has no shortage of choices: American diplomas,IGCSE,French language, international universities - there’s even a service thet lets you learn while living abroad. To help you with your homework, et has made a cheat sheet of the nation’s private schools    ET Guide Seeking Redemption by Sherif Awad One helicopter chase, Matrix spoof and controversial ‘horse video clip’ later, director Yasser Samy is back with an Islamic video for Sheikh Mashary Rashed    ET Guide The Beatmaster by David Lee Wilson Carl Palmer welcomes back all his friends to the show that never ends    ET Guide The General as Composer by Amira Salah-Ahmed Ever wonder what senior officers do in retirement? General Adel Afify just might hold some answers. Once Egypt’s top immigration and border control officer, the professor is today one of the nation’s most internationally acclaimed composers.    ET Guide What’sin a Face? by Manal el-Jesri Adel El-Siwi at the Mashrabia Gallery and La Bodega Karim Francis    ET Guide    Book Reviews by Adrienne Vergos and David Lee Wilson A look at new releases in bookstores now    ET Guide    CD Reviews by Amira Salah-Ahmed and David Lee Wilson A look at a handful of new discs now available at music stores near you    ET Guide Cool, ya Man? by Amira Salah-Ahmed Kareem Abou Zeid on life as a singer, actor and star    ET Guide Courtesy of Ramattan by Viviana Mazza The groundbreaking work of Ramattan News Agency has shown the plight of Palestinians from a unique perspective: the Palestinians’ own    ET Guide    Das ist Good! by Carol Walker Serving Maadi the best German food this side of Berlin, Helga’s Café and Restaurant finds another repeat customer    ET Guide Discovering Bukowski by Mohamed Khan From the post office to poetry guru, the drunken genius worked his way up the ladder of fame in a most unusual fashion    ET Guide From Heavy Metal to the Hajj by David Lee Wilson A former Iron Maiden vocalist shows that one can be politically active, religiously observant — and a rock ‘n roller    ET Guide Have you heard? by Sherif Awad From foreign actresses being shut down to local talents being jailed, tap into the news making the rounds in entertainment circles this month    ET Guide Not Exactly Romance by Sherif Awad Valentine’s Day is long gone and ’tis the season for some hard-hitting action and gory horror — all aimed at quickening your pulse. Genetically modified, flesh-eating cannibal tribes, anyone?    ET Guide    Outlook by Egypt Today Staff A look at who was in Egypt last month, promotions, and more. Next month: The celebrity edition of Outlook returns.    ET Guide Peace de Résistance by Amelia Thomas A theater troupe helps Palestinian children channel their anger peacefully onstage — and explain their feelings to the outside world    ET Guide Pulp Fiction? by Noha El-Hennawy A retired officer releases the latest in his series of autobiographical fictional works about life on the beat in Upper Egypt    ET Guide    Rock 'n' Roll All Night... by David Lee Wilson and Callie Maidhof A look at recent inductees into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame. PLUS: An exclusive interview with the Sex Pistols' Glen Matlock    ET Guide Romancing the Airwaves by Sherif Awad Melody CEO Naguib Sawiris personally signed on Lebanese singer Joanna Malah, relaunching her career with a super-romantic love song and clip. Will she be a one-hit wonder, or can listeners take the over-the-top romance?    ET Guide    Simply Seafood by Amira Salah-Ahmed Alexandria’s Rakuda restaurant pleasantly surprises    ET Guide    Steak, Sushi or Both? by Hadia Mostafa Steaks and Aqua at the Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Plaza serve up an inventive surf-and-turf offering that includes some of the best steaks and sushi in the capital    ET Guide The Silent Majority by Manal el-Jesri Peter Sanders brings his touring exhibition of photography documenting the lives of British Muslims to Egypt    ET Guide Tinseltown Letdown by Sherif Awad Hollywood’s favorite Egyptian washed out at the Oscars, but scored big a few days later as he snared an elusive quarry: The Gladiator himself    ET Guide    A Master on Display by Manal el-Jesri Octogenarian artist Gazbeya Sirri's latest exhibition will delight fans and newcomers alike    ET Guide    Coming to a Theater Near You by Sherif Awad Watch out for the following releases that missed both Eid Film Festivals but are worth the price of admission    ET Guide    Culture 101 by Manal el-Jesri and Noha Mohammed A roundup of the month's news in the arts and culture    ET Guide    Dancing Queen by Viviana Mazza Erminia Kamel has always admitted a prima ballerina is egotistical, but today, the retired queen of dance has learned to leave the limelight and shine backstage as she takes on the challenge of training a new generation of Egyptian ballet performers    ET Guide    Deepest Purple by Gordon David Hamm The legendary British rock group enters its fourth decade with Rapture of the Deep    ET Guide Egosand Envy by Mohamed Khan Our in-house director gives you the inside track on what it’s like to be caught up in the tangled web of bitter rivalries in show business    ET Guide    Going deeper still with Don Airey by Ian Scott Wilson Egypt Today intern Ian Scott Wilson interviews Deep Purple's Don Airey    ET Guide    Going for the Full Frame by Manal el-Jesri Lawrence Pintak, the new director of AUC’s Adham TV Center, tries to ignore what the photographer saw and educate audiences about reading all the angles of a photo    ET Guide    Have you heard? by Sherif Awad Keep up to speed with the nation’s entertainment industry, from Hala Sheeha’s playing the role of a veiled woman to Nour El-Sherif and Poussy’s split    ET Guide    Lights, Camera, Yaya! by Sherif Awad Hollywood's favorite Egyptian makes an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live    ET Guide    Music Reviews by Amira Salah-Ahmed and David Lee Wilson Our take on a handful of recent releases, from metal to Arab pop    ET Guide    Of Protest and Paint by Manal el-Jesri The father of Egyptian graphic art stages what may be his last and most exciting exhibition.    ET Guide An Honest Rocker by David Lee Wilson Nickleback’s Chad Kroeger says the chart-topping band’s latest release was made for all the right reasons    ET Guide    Biryani Surprises by Viviana Mazza A new Indian restaurant in Mohandiseen offers unexpected Indian delights    ET Guide Book reviews by ET Staff The Muslim Brotherhood, a comedy to die for and poetry married to art. A look at the latest books worth reading on the market.    ET Guide Coming to a Theater Near You by Viviana Mazza This month’s foreign releases take you from Japan to Kuwait by way of an Enron-ian scandal    ET Guide ET Guide Culture 101    ET Guide Have you heard? by Sherif Awad Keep up to speed with the nation’s entertainment industry, from allegations that Karim Abdel-Aziz received death threats to Egyptian actors in Hollywood    ET Guide He’s back! by Sherif Awad If you don’t recognize his face by now, you should be ashamed — because Leo DiCaprio does    ET Guide Inviting Cultural Invasion by Noha Mohammed Writer and music arranger Nazih Girgis is looking to expand ties with the West by educating American and Arab kids about music and literature    ET Guide Just one film? by Mohamed Khan Our in-house director meets the man whose work inspired him to become a filmmaker in the first place    ET Guide    Stars of the Society    ET Guide The Call by Noha Mohammed Applying his patented philosophy of mysticism, documentary filmmaker Shems Friedlander ventures into the world of stage drama    ET Guide The Lucky Charm by Manal el-Jesri The AUC Press is massively expanding thanks to a kick-start from signing up Naguib Mahfouz 20 years ago    ET Guide Walid Al-Awadi by Sherif Awad Is the dream of making internationally acclaimed movies produced by Arabs finally coming true? Al-Awadi doesn’t just think so, he’s spearheading it.    ET Guide Another Eid Another Movie by Sherif Awad The ongoing struggle of quantity vs. quality mars this season’s second round of Eid films    ET Guide at the beach in style by ­Cache Seel The Sheraton Coral Beach Hotel and Resort is only moments away from the delights of downtown Beirut — if you can pull yourself away from its luxury    ET Guide Controversy inc. by Sherif Awad Writer and director Khaled El-Haggar never falls short when it comes to sparking debate    ET Guide Dining Down Under The Grand Hyatt Cairo’s Revolving Restaurant flies in star chef Brent Southcombe to bring guests a taste of Australia’s world-popular cuisine to kick off an Australian festival that includes events at the Four Seasons Nile Plaza and Cairo Opera House    ET Guide ET Guide    ET Guide Have you heard ? by Sherif Awad Keep up to speed with the nation’s entertainment industry, from Poussy Samir’s big-screen debut to which stars are opening a restaurant in Zamalek and Ahmed El-Fishawy’s shocking new role    ET Guide Home Organization for Newlyweds by Monica Degiovanni Can’t find that important receipt? Misplaced the car keys once again? If so, then maybe it’s time to set a few hours aside for a major organizational overhaul.    ET Guide Morgan Freeman by Nesrine Etman The man behind the Million Dollar Babble is a consummate professional — and shockingly down to earth    ET Guide New Year’s Treats by Viviana Mazza This month’s foreign releases see King Kong’s return to the big screen, a self-help flick and the big-screen debut of children’s favorites Wallace & Gromit and Narnia    ET Guide    Outlook    ET Guide Practical Space Savers    ET Guide    SugarandSpice by Mike Ayyash A favorite of Indian-food lovers for over a decade, Maadi’s Nile Bukhara just got even better    ET Guide That Same Big Screen by Mohamed Khan Our in-house director takes a look back at what it was like to go to the movies in the Cairo of the 1950s — and wonder at the progress we’ve made since    ET Guide The Man with The Wiggly Head by David Lee Wilson Neal Schon, the ringmaster of many a musical “sirkus,” started off strumming shoulder-to-shoulder with Carlos Santana. Here’s where his journey led.    ET Guide The Professional by Sherif Awad In a sea of singers and belly dancers who confuse notoriety with big-screen talent, Rola Mahmoud stands out as a serious, professional practitioner of the actor’s craft    ET Guide The story makers by Manal el-Jesri While publishing houses flood the nation’s book fairs with the same old children’s stories, Dar El-Shorouk’s kids’ unit attempts to offer more than just tall tales    ET Guide Young at Art by Manal el-Jesri Serious Arab talents are turning to Al-Mawred Al-Thaqafy to give them a platform for creative expression. Now all the organization has to do is wade through the red tape and find the funding    ET Guide    5 Minute Guide to Egyptian Veils by Sarah Enany    ET Guide    A Bargain at Twice the Price by Hadia Mostafa El-Gouna’s La Scala serves up refreshingly simple and delicious Italian fare at non-resort-town prices    ET Guide Autumn in New York by Ahmed Namatalla Despite flopping at the local box office, Kharif Adam becomes the first Egyptian film ever consideredin the competition for the best-foreign-film golden globe award    ET Guide Back against the wall by David Lee Wilson On its twenty-fifth anniversary, a Pink Floyd classic gets an all-star update from Yes axeman Billy Sherwood    ET Guide    Culture 101 by Manal el-Jesri & Sarah Enany    ET Guide Faces from the past by Manal el-Jesri A tragic incident sees a prominent modern Egyptian artist EMBRACE a somber yet enriching mood    ET Guide Farewell, moustapha by Firas Al-Atraqchi Best known in the West for his Halloween films, Syrian director and producer Moustapha Akkad remains the true Lion of the Desert    ET Guide Free as a bird by Kristina Roic American saxophonist John Dikeman is helping popularize the lost-and-found art of avant-garde free jazz in Cairo    ET Guide Have you heard? by Sherif Awad Keep up to speed with the inside track on the nation’s entertainment industry    ET Guide LivingFilms by Mohamed Khan Our director reflects on how films shape our language every day — even decades after they made their big-screen debuts    ET Guide Mahfouz: the opera by Sarah Enany A stunning operatic adaptation of the Naguib Mahfouz novel Miramar hits the stage this month, becoming the first modern Egyptian opera in colloquial Arabic to tackle a modern theme    ET Guide    Outlook    ET Guide The rise of Yara by Sherif Awad The diva-to-be tells all about her influences, rise to stardom and plans for the future    ET Guide What Are You in the Mood for? by Viviana Mazza A roundup of the latest foreign releases including an ‘80s spook-flick remake, a calamitous cartoon, a handful of actioners and the masterful Hotel Rwanda    ET Guide    A Trial for Saddam by Viviana Mazza Sulayman Al-Bassam’s Richard III is simultaneously the story of the rise and fall of the Iraqi tyrant, the mechanisms of terror and the mistakes of which we are all guilty    ET Guide    Arab Superheroes Chalk Up Victories by Ahmed Namatalla Zein, Aya, Rakan and Jalila are conquering the comic world    ET Guide    Culture 101 by Manal el-Jesri & Sarah Enany The month's news in the arts, culture and entertainment in Egypt, the Arab World and beyond    ET Guide    Dying to Win by Omar Attum An academic’s study of suicide bombings in the modern era puts a new twist on a hotly debated topic    ET Guide    Forced Migrants by Viviana Mazza Davin Hutchins’ The Art of Flight explores the lives of Sudanese refugees    ET Guide    Graduation Day by Mohamed Khan In the 1960s, London was the place to be. From film and stage to music and photography, trends from that place and time continue to shape our world. They also shaped the future of a young Egyptian by the name of Mohamed Khan.    ET Guide    Hamlet Had a Little Clown by Sara Enany Enter a Technicolor Shakespeareanworld like you’ve never seen before. PLUS: Mohamed Shafiq's Hadid looks set to finally come to Egypt    ET Guide    Have You Heard? by Sherif Awad In the first installment of his regular entertainment gossip column, et insider Sherif Awad gives viewers the lowdown on what’s happening in celebrity circles    ET Guide    Non-profit art by Sarah Enany Artist Nabil Makar curates an international group exhibition to take the art of Egypt to the rest of the world    ET Guide    One Point Fve by Noha El-Hennawy Driven by a desire to breed critical thinking among Arabs in general and Egyptiansin particular, Ibrahim Eissa, one of the nation’s most outspoken journalists, starts a new stint in TV journalism with his show From the Beginning. Can a show about books find a home in a region where the average person reads less than 1.5 pages a month?    ET Guide    Seasonal offerings by Sherif Awad Stock plots and characters — and some very familiar faces — are back with a vengeance this holiday season, but there might just be a few diamonds in the rough    ET Guide    Secret’s in the Sauce by Noha Mohammed Lebanese seafood restaurant Sayadine gives local fish shops a run for their money    ET Guide    Singing in a Different Key by Sherif Awad He composes, sings, dances, directs and now, he may as well be making an appearance on the silver screen. Meet Jad Choueiri.    ET Guide    The Awakening by Sarah Enany He’s young, he’s good-looking and he’s a spiritual songwriter to boot. Is Sami Yusuf single-handedly introducing Islamic-gospel-type music to today’s pop scene? PLUS: Amr Diab releases a Greatest Hits album    ET Guide    The Boy Who Lived by Viviana Mazza    ET Guide    The Chinese are Coming! by Sherif Awad China will be the honored guest at this year’s Cairo International Film Festival, which promises 120 films in 12 days    ET Guide    What are You in the Mood For? by Viviana Mazza A roundup of the latest foreign releases including a remake of a seventies action serial, a sequel to the legend of a masked hero, and a Russian sci-fi flick that was a smash hit back in the USS...er, Russia    ET Guide 3 Questions with Nourhane by Sherif Awad Nourhane and her passion for change    ET Guide    A Heartwarming Affair by et Staff Our Annual Ramadan Recipe Roundup: Sick and tired of lessan asfour (orzo) and cream of chicken soup for iftar? Check out these alternatives from the four corners of the globe.    ET Guide A Show of Resistance by Viviana Mazza Palestinian director Hany Abu Assad’s latest film paints a human face on palestinian suicide bombers and the reasons for which they go war    ET Guide Actors in more than one role by Sherif Awad Who's doing what?    ET Guide    Book Reviews by Karim Ezzeldin Dar El-Shorouk's latest releases provide insight into the musings of some of Egypt's most influential personalities    ET Guide Culture 101 / International by Noha Mohammed Arts in the international scene    ET Guide Culture 101 / The region by Noha Mohammed Arts in the region    ET Guide Culture 101 Egypt by Manal el-Jesri A roundup of the month's news in arts and letters    ET Guide Desperation Strikes by Cole Gibas Imagine a drama crossed with a comedy, mystery and Soap opera —heavily laced with sex. The hit American series Desperate Housewives coming to the Arab world on Showtime (just in time for Ramadan) offers just that. Here’s a quick guide on what to expect.    ET Guide    Fasten Your Remote control by Sherif Awad Your guide to who's making it big on the little screen this Ramadan    ET Guide Hands Across the Ocean by Sarah Gauch How a New York City publisher convinced Cairo’s Khiyamiya to illustrate her children’s book about none other than Goha    ET Guide    Health by Noha Mohammed Everything You Wanted to Know About Wheat Germ but Were Afraid to Ask    ET Guide Hot Couples by Sherif Awad The Stars of Romantic Storylines    ET Guide Ilham Shaheen by Sherif Awad I remember watching Elizabeth Taylor playing Cleopatra and was jealous because I dreamt of achieving a similar success    ET Guide Jaffa Phonix by Sarah Ali From a Resolution to a Revolution    ET Guide Karima by Sherif Awad I think both roles have opened up new horizons for my acting career because both characters have a certain depth    ET Guide Leila Elwy by Sherif Awad I am happy with most of the acting i’ve done. Let’s say 80 percent    ET Guide Moez Masoud by Sarah El-Sirgany Moez Masoud’s lips are sealed on his new Ramadan show, but he talks about his mission to spread Islam’s message of love, sincerity and tolerance.    ET Guide More Fool Me by Noha Mohammed What's the fastest way to your ear, Goha?    ET Guide Mostapha Qamar by Sherif Awad I am reaching out to all the families in the households of Egypt and the Middle East    ET Guide Music Reviews by et Staff Top of the pops    ET Guide Sink or Swim by Sarah El Sirgany After critically acclaimed leading roles in last Ramadan’s Abbas El-Abyad Fil Youm El-Esswed and El-Leil We Akhro, veteran actor Yehia El-Fakharany takes up a new challenge: becoming a sailor    ET Guide South Central? South Bronx? No, It’s the Middle East by Natalie Carney Some of the biggest names in the Middle East hip-hop scene SPEAK OUT about this emerging genre of popular music    ET Guide South Central? South Bronx? No, It’s the Middle East by Natalie Carney Some of the biggest names in the Middle East hip-hop scene SPEAK OUT about this emerging genre of popular music    ET Guide    The Perfect Host by Sarah El Sirgany Ramadan's favourite talk show host Mahmoud Saad on the secrets of his success — and what that success has cost him    ET Guide    To Favorite Ramadan Drinks by Noha Mohammed After years of guzzling two glasses of any juice handy, usually before even getting started on iftar, I realized that since I wasn’t tasting what I was drinking, but merely quenching my thirst, I might as well do without the calories and simply stick to water.    ET Guide    Tower of babel by Manal el-Jesri Ahmed Abdalla attempts tochange minds and attitudes inthe West by showing the peaceful side of Middle Eastern culture    ET Guide Veiled Criticism by Sherif Awad Haitham Saeed Speaks Out    ET Guide Virgin Territory by Hadia Mostafa Egypt’s first Virgin Megastore opens at Heliopolis’ CityStars, offering what could be the nation’s best selection of DVDs, books and CDs    ET Guide Youssra by Sherif Awad An Ordinary Woman    ET Guide    EverybodyNeeds a Dad by Sherif Awad The success of Hassan Hosny proves that even an established supporting actor can shoot to stardom    ET Guide    How quitting affects your body    ET Guide    More than Raw Fish by Karim Ezzeldin If you don’t like sushi, try Inaka Ya’sJapanese cuisine. You might just change your mind.    ET Guide    Suave Tunes andWorldly Wise Musicians by Noha Mohammed The Ministries of Tourism and Culture unite to bring us a new Cairo International Song Festival    ET Guide    To Quitting Smoking by Karimm Abdullah ILOVE TO SMOKE the way Dennis Leary loves to smoke. The way I see it, there’s little better than that first cigarette of the morning with a hot cup of coffee while sitting on the steps contemplating the start of the day. Except, perhaps, a smoke after a nice, heavy, meaty, spicy meal. Or the first drag as I settle into writing a particularly tough story.    ET Guide    At a Cinema Near You by Sherif Awad What does Hollywood have in store for you this summer?    ET Guide    Book Prices by Egypt Today Staff (compiled by) How much do they cost?    ET Guide    DIY: Design It Yourself by Noha Mohammed Professional tips on how to do up your home or summer retreat    ET Guide    Faces To Watch Out For by Sherif Awad Rising Stars    ET Guide    Fish Fest by Noha Mohammed With an outstanding seafood meal like this, who needs the North Coast?    ET Guide    History, Art and Tradition by Sarah Ali A look at the latest publications from the AUC Press reveals a rich mixture of fact and fiction gushing from history, tradition and the arts and crafts    ET Guide    Home Manual by Egypt Today Staff A Practical Guide to House Hunting and Selling    ET Guide    Rebirth by Manal el-Jesri The Museum of Modern Egyptian Art has been renovated, but the philosophy behind the current arrangement seems somewhat awkward    ET Guide    Serial Killers by Sherif Awad Hightlight of the 50 or so serials coming to your living room this season    ET Guide    Suburban Joy by Noha Mohammed Thinking about moving out of the city in search of a more relaxed lifestyle? Here are some of the hottest properties ringing Greater Cairo. We break it down into five of the most popular areas: The Cairo-Alex Desert Road, Sixth of October City, El Shorouk City, New Cairo and the Maadi Circular.    ET Guide    The Cunning Comedian by Sherif Awad Inside Adel Imam’s latest cut: A stereotypical character cast with (now trademark) serious political undertones    ET Guide    5 minute GUIDE An Arab Spring In memory of the late journalist Samir Kassir, the following article is being published in English after running for the first time in French as part of the previous issue of our sister magazine La Revue d’ Egypte.    ET Guide    Heard in the Playground by Manal el-Jesri As fans all around the world wait or the arrival of J.K Rowlings’ latest installment of the Harry Potter series, a die-hard fan hits the local playgrounds to see which English-reading Egyptian children she’ll be jostling with for a copy come July 16th.    ET Guide    Higher Expectations    ET Guide    In the Club by karim Mansour Two trendy hotspots look set to be the latest hits with the ‘in’ crowd this summer.    ET Guide    Kingdom Come by Ahmed Namatalla Khaled El-Nabawy speaks out on his role in Ridley Scott’s controversial blockbuster Kingdom of Heaven-and challenges Arab critics of the Crusades-era film to shoot their own version.    ET Guide    Soul Searching by Manal el-Jesri Dr. Ahmed Nawwar’s latest exhibition revisits the timeless Fayoum Portraits, in a bid to look into the soul of civilization.    ET Guide    Summer Scorchers by Sherif Awad This summer, the heat is on with the release of string of ‘new’ movies in local cinemas. Unfortunately most of them are just made from the same recycled celluloid    ET Guide    Happenings around town    ET Guide    More Mezzes at Mazmaza by Laura Kassabian Le Pacha’s new bar-restaurant fusion offers a generous menu of oriental tidbits    ET Guide    Nativity in Black by Laura Kassabian An Egyptian-Armenian sculptor heads back to Egypt to hold his first solo exhibition    ET Guide    Nefertiti: Resurrection by Sherif Awad The mysteries behind the life and love of an Ancient Egyptian queen are unraveled in two competitive Hollywood film epics    ET Guide    The Archivists by Noha El-Hennawy The editors of Ayam Masreya do their part to celebrate the Heliopolis centenary and foster a lasting historical conciousness in an exhibit of vintage photography, arts and maps    ET Guide The boy King Revisited by Rania Al Malky Journalist and historian Soheir Helmi’s reinterpretation of the life of King Farouk tops the charts as a new bestseller    ET Guide    The Five Minute Guide to Shopping for an American Diploma School in Egypt by Gregory J. Maffet Regional Director, CITA The choices are many, but so are the risks. Here are some questions to ask before you decide who gets to help shape your child’s future.    ET Guide       ET Guide    All Wrapped Up by Richard Hoath A Professor of Egyptology is committed, through her essays, to do justice to ancient forgotten mummies animal mummies that is    ET Guide    Finding an Audience by Ahmed A. Namatalla young Artist garners appreciation for his unconventional style    ET Guide    First Russian University in Africa and Middle East    ET Guide    Good Foundations by Noha Mohammed From elementary through university level, Egypt Today takes a look at some of the best educational institutions in the capital    ET Guide    Grounded Enthusiasm by Sherif Awad Naguib Sawiris’ Iraqi media powerhouse Nahrain, the firat privately owned terrestrial television channel in the Arab world, has continuously expanded since its September launch, promoting education and democratic participation    ET Guide    Hot Air by noha El-Hennawy Mona el-Husseiny’s bold satellite show discussing sex and marital issues gets a little too close for comfort    ET Guide    Listings Box    ET Guide    Maadi British International School    ET Guide    Medium Rare Flair by Vanessa Karlo With a minimum of fuss, newcomerCharwood’s nurtures the art of a good steak    ET Guide    Misr AmericanCollege, OroubaLanguage Schools American Division    ET Guide    Modern Schools of Egypt 2000    ET Guide    To Diet Fads by Manal el-Jesri Men and women alike have sought magic routes to beauty since ancient times, and in no other area is the quest more pronounced than when it comes to body shape. In the past, Egyptian men loved really fat women (gemeizas) in reference to a tree with a really wide trunk. Today, men want women to be thin, yet women prefer muscular men, sending women to diets and men to pump weights (and go on diets, too). The result: Some diet fads sweep Egypt as they take the world by storm, while others just never seem to catch on. Among them:    ET Guide    5 minute guide to Kombucha tea by Rania Al Malky This sweet tea beverage and folk remedy is delicious. If you close your eyes.    ET Guide    Breaking Taboos by Manal El Jesri A leading historian’s memoirs, targeting the nation’s youth, spark debate about how national identity is constructed and about academic politics    ET Guide    Fusion Firsts by Laura Kassabian Sand offers a unique menu for the adventurous palette    ET Guide    Happenings around town    ET Guide    Party On by Manal el-Jesri Ahmed El-Maghraby and the Anna Lindh Foundation bring a Mediterranean musical feast to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina this month, with a side-show in Cairo    ET Guide    The Dark Side of Comedy by Richard Hoath AUC’s play Family Stories tells a dark family tale more dysfunctional than most    ET Guide    The Storyteller by Ahmad Namatallah Denying accusations of creating political upheaval, Youssry Nasrallah’s film Bab Al Shams nonetheless opened up a can of worms in the wake of its release    ET Guide    When in Rome by Rania Al Malky An Egyptian stage production of Albert Camus’s Caligula has some critics over-reading the politics in the play    ET Guide       ET Guide    5 minute GUIDE To Surviving Without Water by Noha Mohammed    ET Guide    A View From Within by Noha El-Hennawy AUC Press kick-start the season with a wide range reading about Egypt    ET Guide    In the Nick of Time? by Danna Farhang Behind the scenes of the latest controversy to beset the opera Aida    ET Guide    Still Lives by Manal el-Jesri Atiyat El-Sayyed’s latest exhibition at Khan El-Maghraby gallery brings still lifes to life    ET Guide    The Lion’s Share by Noha Mohammed Jungle fever hits Heliopolis asinstant-hit Planet Africa opensits doors to hungry adventure seekers    ET Guide    What a Star by Karim El-Masri Starwood’s new online booking service promises you’ll never be undersold, and offers a chance to win free nights at the Sheraton    ET Guide    Writing History by Aleya Hamza After the postponement of the Museum of Egyptian Modern Art’s official reopening, questions remain unanswered    ET Guide    5 minute GUIDE by Rania Al Malky to the weirdest sex laws    ET Guide    Gifts For Her by Maha Awad Our pick of the latest and greatest in Egypt’s shops    ET Guide    Outlook    ET Guide    Simple Talking by Vivian Salama Control Room reveals a rare window into aworld where different channels have different truths    ET Guide    Taste Test by Rania Al Malky The Marriott’s new Japanese restaurant,Torii, is a perfect introduction to sushi    ET Guide    The Final Cut by MK If you’re looking for a hairstylist who will follow your instructionsand execute them with flair, you can trust yourself to Kriss    ET Guide    The Insider by Noha El-Hennawy Montasser Al-Zayat’s book gives an insider’s view of Islamist groups that will surely cause a stir    ET Guide    Women on Top Last Eid’s film releases offer a wide choice toaudiences ranging from the martial arts to the chick flicks    ET Guide    All the Options Our picks of the latest models    ET Guide    Gearing Up by Noha Mohammed After PM Ahmed Nazif’s decision to cut import tariffs and with widespread rumors of yet another drop in auto prices, you don’t need a pundit to tell you now is the best time to buy    ET Guide    Going Without by Aleya Hamza The region’s first arts magazine, Bidoun, aims at globally linking cultural lives, but it could be in danger of just stereotyping them all over again    ET Guide    Greasing the Wheels Financing options weighed    ET Guide    Silver Linings by Noha Mohammed Despite its unusual Lebanese fare, the Sheraton Royal Gardens’ Layalina isn’t quite catching on    ET Guide    Specs and More A dummy’s guide to auto options and features    ET Guide    The Silver Screen by Rania Al Malky    ET Guide    Thoughts in Exile by Rania Al Malky Alia Mamdouh speaks of exile and loss    ET Guide    Two Turntables and a Microphone by Waleed Marzouk Cairo Jazz Club’s Sundial Jam Sessions have been gaining steady followers who can now look forward to better gigs    ET Guide    WFP’s New Spokesman by Rania Al Malky Mahmoud Yassin is named first Arab Ambassador Against Hunger    ET Guide    Ahh ... Spa by Sahar Hussein    ET Guide    at a cinema NEAR YOU by Sherif Awad    ET Guide    Buried Treasure by Randi Danforth Our collectibles expert’s quick guide to distinguishing true finds from junk in Maadi’s antique shops    ET Guide    Cairo Film Fest at a Glance by Sherif Awad A quick guide to the 28th Cairo International Film Festival’s selection of films, jury list, prizes and more. The festival runs through December 10.    ET Guide    Chez My Place by Noha Mohammed Ralph Waldo Emerson once said that the reward of a thing well done is to have done it. That may be true for some things, but when it comes to preparing the perfect dinner party, there’s much more than just getting the food on the table. Our tips and tricks for putting together elaborate but easy-to-make menus that will floor any five-star chef.    ET Guide    Eye of the Beholder by Aida Nasr Marco Magrini superimposes the imagined on the real in “Flying Carpets”    ET Guide    From Russia, with Love by Jehan Marei The new InterCon’s Fayruz Restaurant is the ideal spot for a mezza-sharing night, with an unexpected twist if you stay past 10pm    ET Guide    Islam Online by Rania Al Malky Two groundbreaking books examine the web as a tool of Islam, Islamism and Islamist terrorism    ET Guide    Party Time by Noha Mohammed If you’re not one of the many Egyptians lucky enough to be boogying New Year’s Eve away in Lebanon, check out these local alternatives sure to give the Paris of the East a run for its money    ET Guide    Sky Prawns: If you can’t beat them, eat them by Jehan Marei Newly appointed Minster of Agriculture Ahmed El-Leithy confirmed that no harm would come, it’s in the Bible and the Qur’an, he explained, they won’t really eat anything. The farmer with the hollowed-out leaf on the front page of our local paper must be an optical illusion.    ET Guide    The Gourmet Scoop by Noha Mohammed With an explosion of fancy, funky and sometimes far-out restaurants on the capital’s dining scene, where does one go for a really good meal?    ET Guide    A Feast of Films by Sherif Awad Brace yourself for a cinematic resurrection this Eid with nine new domestic releases on which to feast your eyes    ET Guide    A Room of Her Own by Aida Nasr Two artists collaborate to investigate women’s space in Egyptian culture    ET Guide    Afterglow by Vanessa B. Karlo Eat at 35, where the only thing prettier than the food is the crowd    ET Guide    at a cinema NEAR YOU by Sherif Awad    ET Guide    Azure Skies Ahead by Danna Farhang and Sarah-Eve Hammond The Grand Azure Resort looks to establish itself as Sharm’s latest up-and-coming seaside hotspot    ET Guide    East Meets West by Dan Furst Rana Chalabi on her art and philosophy    ET Guide    Festival Fisticuffs by Waleed Marzouk The Cairo Opera House fields questions about its upcoming Arabic Music Festival    ET Guide    to post-iftar satisfaction by by Vanessa B. Karlo Walking around like a zombie? Got the attention span of a fruit fly? Whether you’re Muslim or Christian, you know what it’s like to crave when you’re fasting. Check out our thumbnail guide to satisfying your fixes.    ET Guide    Visions of Africa by Aida Nasr Katherine Bakhoum reinvents a mysterious Africa in paintings of noble figures on haunting landscapes    ET Guide    A Phone Call Away Just let them do the stuffing    ET Guide    Asian Adventure by Noha Mohammed The Four Seasons’ new Thai restaurant is a striking addition to Cairo’s pantheon of Asian cuisine    ET Guide    At a Cinema Near You by Sherif Awad Among the releases scheduled for this month in Cairo theaters...    ET Guide    Chahine’s Take by Christopher Sandlin Youssef Chahine’s AlexandriaNew York stirsa hornet’s nest in the US, but gets a lukewarmreception here in Egypt    ET Guide    Dance to the Beat by Waleed Marzouk Diab is still on top, Tawfik is uninspired, Maria’d better stay home and Shaker gets a head start    ET Guide    Eat, Drink and Watch TV by Sherif Awad Our pick of Ramadan’s 50 or so new series, plus a short guide to some new faces    ET Guide    Inventing the Wheel by Dan Furst Welcome to one of Cairo’s most innovative performance spaces    ET Guide    Let the Eating Begin! by Noha Mohammed It’s bad enough when you have to cook for everyone, especially when you’re fasting. Why not go out and enjoy all the homemade Ramadan favorites without the hassle?    ET Guide    Marathon Ramadan    ET Guide    Ode to Alexandria by Aida Nasr A retrospective of Mohammed El-Kabbani’s Alex paintings evoke memories of a simpler world    ET Guide    On the Move by Aida Nasr Cairo’s first mobile exhibits of installations at a hotel and Ramadan lights    ET Guide    Scent of a Man by Danna Farhang Guerlain relaunches in Cairo with a new men’s fragrance, L’Instant de Guerlain    ET Guide    Smoke Screen Puff away at the season’s hottest (literally!) Spots for shisha    ET Guide    The Five Minute Guide to Ramadan by Jehan Marei An introduction to the Holy Month for newcomers to Cairo    ET Guide    The House That Cairo Built by by Alaa Al-Aswany An eagerly anticipated translation of The Yacoubian Building arrives from the AUC Press, along with other biographical and fictional accounts of lives in our city    ET Guide    Up and Coming Following her debut opposite Youssra in Hayat El-Gohary (2000), Ayoub plays Nour El-Sherif’s dreamy young daughter in Eish Ayamak. She also plans to shoot a music video soon, so if you miss her Ramadan gig, you can catch her on Melody.    ET Guide    25 Years of FASHION Late ‘70s The ‘80s Late ‘80s Early ‘90s The ‘90s The ‘00s by By Maha Awad Low waists, imaginative lines and tousled hair    ET Guide 25 Years of FASHION Late ‘70s The ‘80s Late ‘80s Early ‘90s The ‘90s The ‘00s by Maha Awad Low waists, imaginative lines and tousled hair    ET Guide    Around the world in 40 days national culinary team of egypt World environment day rotary international Children in need golden circle award opening of conrad miami guest speaker hameed el-sha’eri Ezz’s photo shoot International astronomy meeting international relations Exclusivity deal between Iberotel and Coca-Cola Farewell    ET Guide    Came the Revolution by Noha Mohammed From fuul to fillet to flavored coffees, a look at how the restaurant scene has changed over the past 25 years    ET Guide    Cat Fights    ET Guide    Down With Polygamy    ET Guide    Go Diab    ET Guide    It’s Lookin’ Good Dedicated to the Egyptian People by Aleya Hamza, with additional writing and reporting by Manal El-Jesri and Rania Al-Malky New exhibition spaces and museums, mass renovations and festivals have been highlights of the nation’s art scene over the past 25 years    ET Guide    Opiate of the Masses by Sherif Awad with additionalwriting by Rania Al-Malky With more channels than is humanly possible to watch, the transformation of the small screen over the past quarter century has been nothing short of a revolution    ET Guide    Pump it Up by Réhab El-Bakry and Rania Al Malky Video clips, “youth songs” and boob jobs now dominate the music scene. Here’s our take on what really happened in the past 25 years.    ET Guide    Readers No More? Quiddich,anyone? The “Other” no more A Matter of Principle Rising from the Ashes by Rania Al Malky Egyptian authors are still penning acclaimed works of literature, but fewer and fewer people are actually reading them    ET Guide    Recognized in Cannes    ET Guide    Sex, Cries and Video Tapes by Sherif Awad Chaos in the movie industry has reflected chaos in Egyptian society, but we may just be approaching another of the many crossroads we’ve had in the past 25 years. Will we take the right path?    ET Guide    Still going strong    ET Guide    The Comedy Wave    ET Guide The fawazeer by Sherif Awad    ET Guide    The fawazeer    ET Guide    The Show Must Go On by Sarah Enany Our resident theater critic singles out the best, worst and weirdest moments on stage in the past 25 years    ET Guide    Timeless Egyptian Cars by by Sarah Enany. Illustrations by Karim Ezz El-Din    ET Guide    Tragedies in true Shakespearean Fashion    ET Guide    A Right to Write by Sherif Awad A new generation of script-writers speak their minds about the real reasons theyre under fire    ET Guide    Are You a Stress Case? by Rasha Mady Test yourself to judge how stressed you really are    ET Guide    At a Cinema Near You Coming to Egyptian screens this monthBY: Sherif Awad    ET Guide    Body of Work by Rania Al Malky Still reeling from the senseless murder of Abdel Badea Abdel Hayy, artists and colleagues pay tribute to the acclaimed sculptor    ET Guide    Brecht in the Fish Market by Sarah Enany Thieves, beggars and belly dancers star in this Egyptian version of Brechts Three-Penny Opera    ET Guide    Chain Reaction by Sherif-Joseph Guirguis Does the resurgence of interest in traditional music signal a growing anti-globalization movement?    ET Guide    Join the Club by Rania Al-Malky Late-night favorite Cairo Jazz Club catches the early birds with its new breakfast/brunch offering    ET Guide    Rotary Handover    ET Guide    Secrest of Success by Nesrine Etman Leadership guru Stephen Covey, author of the bestselling 7 Habits of Hightly Effective People, on the habits behind his success    ET Guide    Star Attraction by Yasmin Moll Sharm El-Sheikhs latest five-star addition, the Renaissance Golden View Beach Resort, takes the gold    ET Guide    The Silent Killer by Rasha Mady If youre caught in the rat race, beware hypertension could be just a heartbeat away    ET Guide    The Stats The low-down on hypertension in Egypt    ET Guide    Third Run by Rasha Mady An Economist Book of the Year, World on Fire challenges conventional Western wisdom on the link between democracy, free market economies and world peace    ET Guide    Time Out Owning your own weekend home has many advantages: You can use it any time of the year, you never have to worry about hotel availability, and last but not least, its a great investment.    ET Guide    Adults Only by Sherif Awad Two films promise to break the monotony of the slapstick comedies plaguing the local film scene    ET Guide    Annual Get-together Jacque Chevasson, the general manager of the Sheraton Heliopolis Hotel, hosted the annual key customer party for corporate, travel, and airlines accounts.    ET Guide    ART Show Arab Radio and Television shot its show Stop Action at the Mvenpick Hotel Cairo Media City.    ET Guide    At a Cinema Near You by Sherif Awad Coming this month to the nations theaters    ET Guide    ATMs Guide The 2004 edition of the ATMs Guide was recently launched with a booth at City Center in Maadi.    ET Guide    Best Hotel During the Arabian Travel market show recently held in Dubai, the Sheraton Cairo Hotel won the Best Hotel in Cairo award granted by Business Traveler Middle East    ET Guide    Brazilian Chic by Hadia Mostafa O-Negrao offers a hip initiation into Brazilian fare    ET Guide    Chasing Rainbows by Aida Nasr Does color therapy really work? Our reporter gave it a shot    ET Guide    Club 5 Etoiles Air France held its Club 5 Etoiles annual party at the Cairo Sheraton Hotel.    ET Guide    Dedicated Team The dedicated sales team of the Marriott Red Sea Resorts Egypt was given the Golden Circle award for the first quarter for achieving and exceeding their management goals.    ET Guide    Elissa in Cairo Lebanese diva Elissa (second from left) stayed at the Mvenpick Heliopolis Hotel during her latest visit to Cairo    ET Guide    Jordanian National Day ordanian National Day was celebrated with a big bash at the Grand Hyatt Cairo Hotel.    ET Guide    Lifeguard Award he Association of International Aquatic Safety recently awarded the JW Marriott Hotel the Platinum Award for the service excellence and outstanding lifeguard skills of their team.    ET Guide    Making a Splash For the seasons coolest beachwear, team prints and florals with stylish white and pastels    ET Guide    Miss Lebanon Former Miss Lebanon Jwiel Bohlok (center) stayed at Le Meridien Pyramids Hotel during her recent visit to Egypt to shoot her latest movie    ET Guide    New AUC Publications The American University in Cairo Press held its annual book and music festival at Bab Zuweila Gate in Islamic Cairo.    ET Guide    New TV Series Producer Adel Hosni and director Ali Abdel Khalek shot scenes from their newest TV series Ashab Al Makam Al Rafie (The High and Mighty) at Sharm El-Sheikhs Renaissance Golden Beach Resort    ET Guide    Olympic Torch Relay A cocktail reception was held at the Cairo Marriott Hotel to celebrate the Olympic Torchs arrival in Cairo    ET Guide    Outstanding Performance The Ritz-Carlton Sharm El-Sheikh Resort recently won the DEPA Middle East Hotel Award for best hotel service in 2004    ET Guide    Putting on the Ritz by Alex Ionides Relax in style at Sharms luxurious Ritz-Carlton    ET Guide    Sean Paul in Cairo Singer Sean Paul (center) and his accompanying musicians visited the Blue Nile boat, where they partied and dined.    ET Guide    Shine Bright by Eman Hemmat Starmaker wraps up its third season with the rise of a Saidi and a Canadian    ET Guide    Sonesta-Coca Cola Agreement elix Madera, vice president of Sonesta International, recently signed an exclusivity agreement with Justin Melvin, regional manager of Coca Cola for North and East Africa    ET Guide    Special Olympics American sprinter Carl Lewis (left) stayed at the Semiramis Inter-Continental Hotel to attend the Special Olympics Egypt (SOE) running contest for athletes with disabilities.    ET Guide    Sun, Sea and Stars by Eman Hemmat Stella di Mare is the answer to your holiday prayers    ET Guide    The Right Touch Tarkett, a leading international organization providing flooring solutions for specialized projects, organized a training course at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in collaboration with Archi Touch interior design company.    ET Guide    Top Agencies The Jolie Ville Mvenpick Resort and Casino gave out awards to its top-selling local travel agencies during a special celebration at the hotel.    ET Guide    Train the Trainer Conrad Hurghada Resort recently organized a series of workshops to enhance the skills of its employees.    ET Guide    A Happy Medium? by Yasmin Moll Raymond William Bakers ground-breaking Islam Without Fear sheds light on a new generation of Islamist thought    ET Guide    A Nobel Visit by Azza Khattab The long-awaited Arab summit proves spiceless    ET Guide    At a Cinema Near You by Rania Al-Malky Coming this month to Egypt    ET Guide    Austrian Summers by Azza Khattab The long-awaited Arab summit proves spiceless    ET Guide    BMW Factory Inauguration by Azza Khattab The long-awaited Arab summit proves spiceless    ET Guide    Book Launch by Azza Khattab The long-awaited Arab summit proves spiceless    ET Guide    Coming of Age by Sherif Awad Will the US-Egyptian co-production Young Alexander live up to its hype?    ET Guide    Culinary Prize by Azza Khattab The long-awaited Arab summit proves spiceless    ET Guide    DOFF by Camelia Adib Update    ET Guide    Human Resources by Azza Khattab The long-awaited Arab summit proves spiceless    ET Guide    Indian Beauty Queen in Cairo by Azza Khattab The long-awaited Arab summit proves spiceless    <