It's been an unpredictable, but intensely rewarding year for Egyptian-American filmmaker Jehane Noujaim. This morning, "The Square," her verite portrait of the ongoing Egyptian Revolution and several ...
CAIRO – The battle between censors and filmmakers over “Jews of Egypt” ended this week when authorities granted permission for the documentary to be shown despite fears it may agitate Egypt’s ...
What do the words “#jan25” and “#ndpbuilding” have in common? These are just two of the hashtags filmmakers are using to create a timeline of the protests in Egypt in a crowdsourced documentary ...
An archaeological detective story opens a door into an extraordinary moment in the history of Ancient Egypt, as the discovery of a long-lost cemetery not far from King Tut’s tomb shines a light on an ...
CAIRO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - On a busy street corner in the Egyptian city of Alexandria, an open-air training camp for female weightlifters has been inspiring women to reach the top of the ...
Go back in time to ancient Egypt. Thousands of years, in fact. Their influence on modern life can be seen in our language, art, engineering, and more. Gain a new appreciation for ancient Egyptian ...
Hundreds of coins depicting Cleopatra VII, an Egyptian pharaoh who was a lover of Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, have been discovered at Taposiris Magna, a temple site from ancient Egypt. On top of ...
Amid all the celebrating in the streets following the Muslim Brotherhood’s victory in Egypt’s election, CNN reports today, a young British student was attacked and sexually assaulted in Tahrir Square.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "The Square," a film that follows activists in Cairo's Tahrir Square following the 2011 overthrow of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, won the award for best feature ...
Jacob Kastrenakes is The Verge’s executive editor. He has covered tech, policy, and online creators for over a decade. Theater owners aren't happy with Netflix The announcement comes after remarks by ...