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When this film hit cinemas it created massive controversy and was accused of blasphemy by Christian scholars
Initially, the cover image of a sad woman in her 20s with runny mascara staring diabolically into her own reflection seems to signal an engaging thriller, in which the numbers…
Several decisions were made by the government on Wednesday aimed at resolving various problems the Egyptian film industry has been facing for the past decade. Within two weeks, state-owned cinemas…
A week ago, at least one child was killed when security forces used explosives to demolish apartment buildings constructed without official permission along a strip of land behind Egypt’s constitutional…
Another new Maadi installation, La Tabla Luna specializes in Latin American cuisine with dishes from countries including Peru, Ecuador and Chile. The restaurant is located on Road 218 in Degla,…
In the small, rural towns of Minya, everyone seems to know everyone else’s business. So it was odd that the mechanic in the town of Bani Mazar knew so little about his…
Is the audience's relationship to fine arts is the same as their relationship to colonial cosmopolitanism?
“It is a Salafi dawah, a Sunni tariqa, a Sufi reality, a political establishment, a sports group, a scientific and cultural association, a corporation and a social concept.” These were…
The third annual Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival (D-CAF) in Cairo was a manic month of running to catch cultural events. By the end of the music program I felt as…
He has enough flexibility for minor ethical compromises
Omar Ghayatt first told me about his new performance, “Violence Lointaine” (Distant Violence), in December. The acclaimed performer, scenographer and theater director — he won the first prize for performance art in Egypt at the 15th Youth Salon…
“Everything you see in front of you,” mutters Hajj Mohamed Abdel Raouf as he moves his finger across the skyline, “was built by murderers and thieves.” The horizon he points…
Amid Cairo’s persistent power cuts and flailing tourist industry, hostel owner Dina Abouelsoud and business partner Nadia Dropkin have established café and gallery space Kafein on Sherif Street in downtown…
Yasmine Hamdan is beloved for her vocal prowess, her playful onstage allure, her beauty and wild dance moves. But her ability to create and perform a wide array of characters for her…
Tensions flared among residents of the informal neighborhood of Dar al-Salam on Monday, after a scheduled demolition turned fatal. The area continues to experience unrest following last month’s decision by…
The Engineers Syndicate elections held over the weekend witnessed another resounding vote against the formerly presiding Muslim Brotherhood. The Unified National List coalition, supported by the liberal-centrist Free Egyptians Party,…
For no discernible reason, attendees of the April 6 Youth Movement presser were made to wait outside the Lawyers Syndicate building before it started, where they were serenaded by a…
The Arab uprisings presented an opportunity for Western cultural institutions and donors in Europe and the Middle East to break free of restrictive binaries and stereotypical depictions of the “West”…
Billions of dollars in aid from the Arab Gulf have pushed Egypt’s balance of payment to a surplus of US$2 billion for July–December 2013, compared to a deficit of $551.5…
It’s 10 am and the contours of Tora Prison, south of Cairo, are filling with families arriving on time to visit relatives. Old 504 Peugeots are offloading passengers, whose faces…
