Indiana Jones and the Tunisia
"Tunisia? But wasn't it Egypt?" A surprise from the title: no scene from the first Indiana Jones film was ever shot in the land of the pyramids. However, this gives…
Fairouz, star ambassador
One of the most beloved Arab singers of every era and every century, undisputed queen of the post Umm Kulthum. The Lebanese legend marked the second part of the twentieth…
Brief introduction to Arabic-Islamic calligraphy
The first part of a journey that we have decided to undertake within the Arabic calligraphy. In the coming months we will try to bring you the best of Arabic…
“Chicago” by ‘Ala al Aswani
Let's go back to talking about 'Ala al Aswani, one of our absolute favorite writers and true successor of Nagib Mahfuz in telling about Egypt. In this novel, however, the…
Serial (Bad) Weddings
After "The Intouchables" French cinema returns to entertain us by tackling current issues with lightheartedness and irreverence. "Serial (Bad) Weddings" is a movie that will make you laugh from start…
Cairokee, the greatest band of Egypt
After talking to you about JadaL we couldn't continue talking about music except with Cairokee, the other great rock band in the Arab world. Cairokee The band was born in…
Midterm: Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib elected
The mid-term elections saw two Muslim women triumph for the first time in US history. They are Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, the first born in Somalia and the second…
The 5 best books read in 2020 (and 5 honorable mentions)
The 5 most beautiful and significant titles read this year and 5 honorable mentions Preamble The list is not in order of pleasantness but in chronological order, except for the…
The months of the Persians (Zoroastrian calendar)
The Zoroastrian calendar is one of the most particular ways ever to tell the time, something that tries to unite nature and spirit, thus fully perceiving the passing of the…
The months of the Byzantines (Gregorian calendar)
We are all familiar with the Gregorian calendar, but what did they think of Baghdad in 1200? Here is a summary of the 12 months described by Zakariya al Qazwini,…
