Naguib’s New Toy Telecoms magnate Naguib Sawiris launches a free-to-air terrestrial TV channel. Don’t bother trying to tune in at home, though it’s based in
A Date With Diplomacy In an Egypt Today exclusive, former Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher reflects on 30 years of peace and the way forward Calm. Sharp. Focused. A tough negotiator, one who weighs every word before he says it. These are the qualities honed over a nearly 50-year career in diplomacy. These are the qualities of Ahmed Maher, former Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Should it matter that one of the most popular TV serials about the Prophet Muhammad was written by a Copt? Should writers bow before Al-Azhar or the Church before tackling a script with a religious theme? Welcome to the new politics of religious identity in the entertainment industry, where the biggest muzzle on creative freedom may come from viewers themselves.
Imagine a lawyer who files suit against a movie he hasn’t watched. A writer who is condemned for an affair had by one of her fictional characters. Cri
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