CAIRO: Egypt is to try 11 people in connection with the Vincent van Gogh painting that was stolen from a Cairo museum in late August. The $55 million painting has left the country’s Culture Ministry in a frenzy to hold someone responsible for the theft. The state-run MENA news agency reported that the 11 people [...]

Following the movement of Israeli theater professionals who authored a letter refusing to perform in the settlement of Ariel on August 27th,and the attack on them that ensued, American counterparts have come together with their own statement of support. Organized by Jewish Voice for Peace, a national Jewish-American organization, the statement has been signed by [...]

CAIRO: Egyptian Culture Minister Farouk Hosni was questioned by prosecutors over the Vincent van Gogh painting that was stolen last week from a local museum. Although no charges have been filed, many in Egypt are calling for the minister to resign or be removed from power. Hosni told reporters on Monday after the meeting with [...]

NEW YORK: When Cyrus McGoldrick takes the stage, he’s not himself. McGoldrick raps as The Raskol Khan, often with the Freddy Fuego Sextet, an evolving group of musicians based in Harlem. The name Raskol is based on the main character in Russian writer Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s novel Crime and Punishment, Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov. McGoldrick describes the [...]

CAIRO: After 8 years, the world’s largest Islamic Art museum has reopened, much to the fanfare of Egyptian residents. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak officially made the announcement over the weekend, but art enthusiasts will have to wait until September to view the 25 galleries. The Egyptian Museum of Islamic Art is home to some 2.500 [...]

BONN, Germany: The artists’ colony at Sidi Bou Said – a northern Tunisian town – has become a favorite destination for foreign tourists in Tunisia. The narrow, winding streets with their white Andalusian-style houses, the fiery red cascades of bougainvilleas tumbling over the walls, and the magnificent sea views all combine to draw visitors from [...]

ISTANBUL, Turkey: Looking at the shape of the art world’s character today, there is one aspect that clearly stands out. Modern art’s trajectory, which remains centered in Northwestern Europe and the United States, is experiencing a shifting of axis. Countries long exempt from participation, such as Turkey, are eager to establish themselves as players in [...]

CAIRO: The farmer and the farmed. The cow and culture. These are all ideas being tackled in a new photography exhibition in downtown Cairo. Dutch photographer Ellen Gerlings will take viewers on a journey from India to Mexico to Egypt to Norway in an attempt to educate the public on the relationship between animals and [...]