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Whilst the human rights movement has traditionally focussed on exposing police violations, fighting for economic justice and raising the ceiling for freedom of expression, a battle for personal rights has…
A congratulatory phone call and an unexpected three-hour visit by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday to Saudi Arabia, following the naming of a new crown prince, without the release…
"My whole life, personality, approach changed because of dance, and this is my main motivation for anything we’re doing here."
Click on image to zoom in. Throughout the past two years, Egypt has been witnessing different forms of media censorship. Censorship is conveyed and practiced through legal measures, impunity against…
This absurdist comedy package about a plane crash is full of revolutionary sentiment
Independent labor unions flourished across Egypt with the popular uprising of 2011, but this growth translated neither into unity nor strength, and these independent associations appear to have withered away…
I was surprised by the long and heated applause at jokes making fun of the army and the political situation in this piece of theater that has, like all of…
It was our first-ever visit to the Ministry of Agriculture’s month-long annual Flower Show, which started in the 1920s.
In the past few years, an array of restaurants have popped up around Cairo introducing the “balady chic” concept of offering traditional Egyptian street food in trendy settings. Even though…
This year’s edition left both audiences and artists frustrated over the curation and management of the big-budget, well-publicized contemporary arts festival.
In the early hours of Sunday, police and military personnel began clearing street vendors from downtown Cairo’s Ramses Square in order to temporarily relocate them to the Ahmed Helmy Station.…
Chants for bread and social justice didn't emerge out of the January 25, 2011 revolution. Long before 2011, a strong protest movement existed against the economic policies of former President Mubarak…
At various points in this film about actors, the actors look as though they’re trying not to laugh
An automated screen in front of the Khulafa al-Rashedeen mosque in Cairo’s Heliopolis neighborhood read “The District of Masr al-Gedida.” The guard pointed to the Merryland celebration hall adjacent to…
“Well, they have to wear the tarboosh. Otherwise you wouldn’t be able to tell the difference, they would look just like us.”
This article is part of a series we are running ahead of the Mada Marketplace event to feature the participating vendors. With the surge in the different fitness programs in…
In reinventing heritage and authentic artistry as a modern design trend, the talents behind Egyptian fashion brands have been prompted to explore their roots as a means of sourcing inspiration.
Tuesday’s assassination of Colonel Wael Tahoun, the former head of the notorious Matareya Police Station, has reignited discussions about violence in the eastern Cairo suburb. Two masked gunmen shot Tahoun…
Some pointers for where to get well-made, interesting gifts in Cairo.
I was born in Egypt, raised in Egypt, went to a school that mixed both English and Arabic, and I consider English my first language in writing.
