"In my pitch, there was a big part about Egypt, and how inauthentically it has been portrayed throughout Hollywood's history," Diab said. "It's always exotic – we call it orientalism. It dehumanizes ...

In Egypt women rappers like Dareen are battling to make their mark in a booming industry long-dominaed by men — Ahmed HASAN Egyptian rapper Dareen is a whirlwind of sharp verses and curly hair on ...

Visitors tour the site in the Saqqara necropolis south of Cairo, where archaeologists unearthed two human and animal embalming workshops, as well as two tombs, on May 27, 2023. — KHALED DESOUKI/AFP ...

“Moon Knight” director Mohamed Diab originally pitched the Disney+ series to focus heavily on Egypt. Why? Because to him, the nation and culture have been “inauthentically portrayed throughout ...

Jill Biden arrived in Cairo on Friday, on the second leg of her six-day trip across the Middle East, North Africa and Europe that seeks to promote empowerment for women and education for young people.

Moon Knight director Mohamed Diab is back with another blunt criticism of DC Film’s handling of Egyptian representation. This time around, Diab is calling out the filmmakers behind 2020’s Wonder Woman ...

Moon Knight director Mohamed Diab feels Western cinema has a way to go in its depictions of his native Egypt. He is attempting to rectify that with his work on Moon Knight, which uses ancient Egyptian ...

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Egyptian authorities have arbitrarily detained women and girls related to suspected members of the Islamic State (ISIS) affiliate in North Sinai, some for months or years. Some were themselves victims ...