It took Egyptian actor Mona Zaki more than a year's preparation to take on the hardest role of her career -- the iconic ...

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(Beirut) – An Egyptian court sentenced two singers to a year in prison and fines on March 28, 2022, on charges that violate their right to freedom of expression, Human Rights Watch said today. The ...

Leaders of a musicians’ licensing group are trying to curb mahraganat, a bold genre wildly popular with young people. It is not clear if they can. By Mona El-Naggar CAIRO — The song starts out like ...

In 1913, W.E.B. Du Bois staged a giant pageant called “The Star of Ethiopia” in New York, with a thousand elaborately costumed performers and detailed sets, including an Egyptian temple. Over the next ...

The Egyptian artist Arwa Gouda celebrated her wedding a few days ago with the French businessman, Jean Baptiste, who holds ...

The artists of Egypt and other Arab countries remain deeply saddened, angry and mostly helpless towards the ongoing tragic situation in Gaza. The Palestinian death toll as of Tuesday has now surpassed ...

These days you can add to the list of unexpectedly risky professions: being a popular singer in Egypt. Sherine Abdel Wahab, known as Sherine, has been sentenced to six months in prison for "spreading ...

Singers in Egypt have been jailed for things they've said, based on reasons like "corrupting public morals." Egyptian Singers Jailed For 'Inciting Debauchery' These days you can add to the list of ...