by Sherif Awad Two weeks ago, Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF) announced the selection of films to be presented in the Fifth Annual Festival, March 17-23, 2016, at the Luxor Cultural Palace in...

by Sherif Awad It is the Christmas season, as I write, and likely that dozens of African people are now trying to cross the Sub-Sahara towards the Mediterranean Sea, their gateway to European shores...

by Sherif Awad  Many Arab actors, who have been inspired by Egyptian-born star Omar Sharif, have tried to breakthrough onto the A-List of Hollywood stars yet they faced many challenges. But...

by Sherif Awad Considered to be a ‘modern-day Indiana Jones’, renowned filmmaker and author Jay Weidner had ongoing worldwide quests to find clues in ancient heritages and in various films. Among his...

by Sherif Awad In 1956, leading composer, singer and actor Mohamed Fawzy was sitting with a group of friends when he heard the voice of a young man covering an American song originally belonging to...

Sherif Awad Aired in Ramadan 2010, the first part of El-Gamaa came in 28 Episodes retelling the origins of The Society of the Muslim Brotherhood and the fully detailed story of its founder Hassan...

by Sherif Awad A not so great documentary about a great filmmaker is the 2015 (released late 2016 online and on other media) De Palma by the directorial duo of Noah Baumbach and Jake Paltrow who went...

Interview with Yasser El-Masry: Portraying President Nasser in El-Gamaa 2 Interview with Yasser El-Masry: Portraying President Nasser in El-Gamaa 2 By Sherif M. Awad Background and Interest in Arts...

Women in post-revolutionary Egypt: Can Behaviour Be Controlled? – Book by Mette Toft Nielsen Women in post-revolutionary Egypt: Can Behaviour Be Controlled? Book by Mette Toft Nielsen About the...