Blog: The “court”
At 9 am, activists, lawyers and families start coming to the Heliopolis courthouse for the first hearing of 24 people accused of protesting and vandalizing public property. Erase the year, and…
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At 9 am, activists, lawyers and families start coming to the Heliopolis courthouse for the first hearing of 24 people accused of protesting and vandalizing public property. Erase the year, and…
Out-arting the art with artful narrative does not, ultimately, do anything for the actual artwork in space.
“Each one of us, after this experience of the revolution, has something to say,” said Sanaa Seif, on February 18, 2011, on Democracy Now, in response to a question by Sharif…
The increasing gap between Egypt’s intellectual elite and the people is explained and lampooned
The sexual assault of nine women on the day of the inauguration of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on June 9 has directly translated into a heated government response. Besides visiting…
After losing his friend and partner in one of the almost daily explosions that hit Baghdad, the greedy antiques dealer Hadi al-Attak begins to collect body parts from bombsites around…
1. Drug references Egypt is a country famous for its piety and conservatism. Television is watched by millions of young people — especially in the Muslims’ precious month of fasting…
It's hot and hectic behind the scenes at Tafwiq Shalaby’s bakery in Port Said’s Osman Ben Affan district. Giant vats of dough are wheeled to machines and conveyer belts that…
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The open rusty lock on the dusty gigantic old door of the first-floor apartment of 6B Qasr al-Nil Street seems to signal a dead-end for downtown publishing house Merit. But…
Many speak professionally of Yara Sallam, 28, as a skilled lawyer and distinguished researcher, but some also speak of her impressive passion, one that would stay with her despite everything. …
As the streets of Downtown Cairo start to fill up with pedestrians headed home after work, hoards of young men spread sheets across wooden tables and begin emptying fabric satchels…
A contentious draft law governing parliamentary elections is expected to be one of the first major challenges for newly elected President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to overcome. A major bone…
Taha Belal’s debut solo show at Gypsum Gallery feels more like a retrospective than a debut solo show. Many of the series presented, with their multiplicity of subject matter, media,…
A film about a convertible driving through explosions, except the convertible is an unemployed youth with a broken leg
On a film about a celebratory act of civil disobedience.
Mohannad Galal has infiltrated the lines of state-serving civilians, seen aiding the military and police in confrontations with protesters and attacking anti-regime demonstrations.
The long room of Estoril roars with conversation. The booths along the left side of the weathered downtown Cairo restaurant are filled with regular patrons, crumpled suits sit along the…
In an effort to stabilize the national economy, Egypt’s authorities have repeatedly called on the working classes to increase production, and to refrain from strikes and other forms of…
On the front door of Mahienour al-Massry’s family home in Alexandria, a single yellow sticker hangs. The bold black letters on top read, in Arabic, “No to Military Trials for…