Artist Rabab Nemr is reluctant to divulge the secrets of her upcoming exhibition to Ali El-Guindi
Rabab Nemr does not seem very outspoken at first. She comes across as an introvert, modest and quiet. The question of what art means to her leaves her (...)
While preparing his upcoming exhibition, to open at the Zamalek Art Gallery in April, tells Ali El-Guindi about his life and work
identifies himself with a generation of artists -- Farghali Abdel-Hafiz, Gazebia Serri, Rabab Nemr -- whose fears and (...)
Anticipating his latest exhibition, opening this week at the Ahmed Shawqi Museum, the self-made artist Mabrouk speaks to Ali El-Guindi
Notwithstanding his status as one of the more compelling "spontaneous" figures in the Egyptian art scene, the (...)
Ali El-Guindi attends the opening of the General Egyptian Book Organisation's latest bid to spread cultural awareness and improve access to culture
Readers of Arabic generally respond very positively to the General Egyptian Book Organisation (GEBO) (...)
Gudran for Art and Development, an Egyptian NGO, has been working in the Alexandrian fishing village of Al-Max since 2001. Aly El-Guindy speaks with two of the organisations 15 volunteers -- Damien, a Belgian who teaches photography in the village, (...)
Aly El-Guindy meets with Nagham Masri, a band seeking to inject relevance into contemporary pop lyrics
When a pebble falls into waves it is hardly noticed, but when it falls into a calm, still lake it creates wide reaching ripples. Hundreds of young (...)
Sharkiat remains at the forefront of the emerging alternative music scene. Aly El-Guindy speaks with Fathy Salama, the band's founder, and driving force
"I started playing the piano at the age of six, the accordion even younger. I was a very big fan (...)