Archaeologists in Egypt just uncovered three tombs in the Dra Abu el-Naga necropolis, right near Luxor, one of the most historically packed places on Earth. The…
Author: Malak Shalaby
Malak Shalaby
Malak cannot seem to get enough of Literature - so much so that she has pursued it in both her BA and MA, and the love affair is still going strong. Aside from her love for words, humans generally fascinate her. She spends a lot of her time analyzing the minds of people around her and watching criminal minds. She is still fairly new in adulthood, and until now, nothing has made sense in life but chocolate.
This summer, Cairo is coming to Canada—on screen, that is. The Toronto Arab Film Festival, taking place from June 20-29, 2025, is rolling out the red…
Before the tribute concert at Cairo Opera House this Friday (May 30), here’s the story of Warda Al-Jazairia and Baligh Hamdi, a love that started with…
Thinking of learning a new language, but your brain says “too hard”? Plot twist: Arabic already snuck into French, Spanish, and German centuries ago. Through trade,…
Western artists love a desert and a bustling city backdrop, and turns out, some of the most iconic music videos were actually filmed in the Middle…
From May 29 to 31, Zawya Cinema is turning into a full-on emotional rollercoaster with 47 short films from the Manassat Film Festival. Drama? Check. Horror?…
This year, it wasn’t just the A-listers turning heads at Cannes; it was the Saudi designers behind the scenes making it all happen. From dramatic silhouettes…
When a 12-centimetre vinyl creature can jump from a children’s storybook to Rihanna’s handbag in under a decade, it’s worth asking what forces—psychological, economic, algorithmic—are at…
Whether you’re all about mosh pits, emotional ballads, or laughing till your face hurts, the UAE’s entertainment lineup for the rest of 2025 is stacked. From…
In his latest installation, Ardna — Arabic for “our land” — Moroccan-born artist Mohammed El Hajoui brings together olive trees, ash, and keffiyeh patterns in a…
