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“Please turn off your mobile phones and do not take photos,” they sang, and the three hour play began.
Since the 1960s, private schooling has been a booming business in Egypt. Although many of them require high fees, many parents believe that they are worth the financial burden because…
To the families and lovers at the bottom of the sea, fleeing the Syrian war trying to reach Europe. After Aleppo I learned to read early. But the truth is,…
Mada Masr has obtained a copy of a confidential State Security Investigations report regarding the events that occurred between January 25, 2011 and February 11, 2011. Titled “The scenario of the…
“I would like to make room for ambulances to pass, but where do I go?”
A strong and catchy name for a strong and catchy character. A wonderful tribute to Kurosawa
Decor is Ahmad Abdalla’s fourth feature. It’s a black-and-white movie about Maha (Horeya Farghaly) and Sherif (Khaled Abol Naga), two set designers working on a “commercial” film by an “independent”…
The government has eliminated cotton farming subsidies, Agriculture Minister Adel al-Beltagy announced on Sunday, warning farmers they would be responsible for securing their own contracts to sell the crop to…
The driver, already grumpy because there were five of us joining him in the cab, wouldn’t take a left. He said the street was too small. This Ethiopian-Egyptian restaurant is…
In Measuring the Last Breaths of Time on a Fading Scale, Basim Magdy seems fascinated by tracing the effects of time's passage on our visual memories as well as the…
The year 2014 wasn’t short of provocative statements from public figures that captured Egypt’s collective consciousness, with protagonists ranging from lawyers, to actors, to television hosts. Here are some gems selected…
Not as depressing as the year at large.
In the absence of a parliament, former President Adly Mansour and current President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi together ratified over 140 laws during the past year. As part of the crackdown…
Mada’s culture section found its feet in 2014, developing into a more daring, experimental platform for new forms of arts writing, while also wading into difficult debates and exploring a…
2014 brought many changes to Egypt’s political, economic and social landscape. Among the many numbers announced by the government — or quietly tabulated by activists — here are a few…
This is the second round of a year folding and a new one beginning for Mada Masr’s team. As we did last year, the editorial and commercial team met this…
Besides a number of fake news items and actual dramatic events, in 2014 there were important headlines of things that actually never happened. The Parliament is a point in case.…
Monday marked a year in jail for the Al Jazeera staff convicted of “aiding a terrorist organization” in June. The detained journalists include Canadian-Egyptian Mohamed Fahmy, Al Jazeera Cairo’s bureau…
With the onset of a new regime, a new government, jail sentences and dropped charges, and preparations for a parliamentary elections, the year 2014 has seen old familiar faces making…
We are offered plenty of themes to choose from. But there’s one particularly disputed premise: What does it mean to be an independent artist?
