African Cinema: Critical Local Issues and a Global Silver Screen

As African cinema strives to transcend its continental boundaries — through its stars, directors, writers, or their works — its success seems to hinge on how authentically it addresses critical…

James Bond: The Adventurer, the Cities, and the Women!

James Bond has stepped out of the cinema screen, breaking free from the darkness of the television box to live among us! He is no longer just the adventurer who…

“Ah, Jerusalem!”—The Cries of an Egyptian Pharaoh in Paris

“Ah, Jerusalem!”—The cries of a sincere Egyptian farmer whose exile only deepened his bond with the causes of his Arab nation. The tragedy of the Palestinian people moved him, igniting…

فيلم “ابنتي” لمازن لطفي: نوستالجيا قوية وواقع باهت

يُقدّم المخرج والكاتب مازن لطفي في فيلمه الروائي “ابنتي” (مدته 67 دقيقة) تجربة سينمائية تنطلق من الذاتية نحو القضايا المجتمعية،من خلال بطل الرواية “جون“، العائد إلى منزل العائلة بعد سنوات…

My Girl- by Mazen Lotfy: Powerful Nostalgia and Fading Reality

In his feature film My Girl (67 minutes), director and writer Mazen Lotfy presents a cinematic experience that moves from personal introspection to social issues. Through the protagonist, John, who…

Poetic Extravaganza “A Priori”—A Journey Through the Five States of Matter

The poetic performance A Priori is not merely an event but a profound exploration of the essence of existence, where poetry bridges the realms of light and matter. Written and…

The Enigmatic Ceramics of Sophie Woodrow

Sophie Woodrow, born in 1979 in Bristol, England, is a contemporary ceramic artist known for her ethereal, otherworldly porcelain sculptures. Her work, deeply rooted in nature, mythology, and the subconscious,…

Abdel Razek Okasha … The Tale of Two Paintings

Transforming Reality into Art The structure and colors in a painting transform reality into art. In Abdel Razek Okasha’s painting, inspired by the neighborhoods of Fatimid Cairo, shades of blue…

الفنان عبد الرازق عكاشة بين لوحتين

تحول البنية التشكيلية والألوان المستخدمة في اللوحة الواقع إلى فن، وفي لوحة الفنان عبد الرازق عكاشة التي تستلهم أحياء مصرالفاطمية  تهيمن تدرجات اللون الأزرق على التكوين، مما يمنحها طابعًا حالمًا…

Women Grant Writing Programme (June–September 2025)

The Programme aim is to enable talented early-career health- and health-related researchers from countries in Africa to build skills to develop their own research and fellowship proposals of the quality…