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Around 30 bodies lie on cushions quietly chit-chatting in a dark room. A projection of morphing geometric shapes and odd film clips shines on the wall of the adjoining room…
Faten Hamama had never come anywhere near playing a character as unusual as this before
Weary of governmental inaction regarding the court-ordered renationalization of their companies, many workers have sought to take matters into their own hands through experiments in workers’ self-management — only to…
I had the fortune to finally visit Luxor last week, having been generously invited to present two films in competition at the Luxor African Film Festival. It has been running for…
Every spring, millions of birds pass through Egypt on their northern migrations. Along the way, they face threats from hunting, wind farms, harsh climate and habitat loss. Isabel Esterman caught…
“There is no such thing as freedom of religion on the podium of Prophet Mohamed,” the deputy minister of endowments proclaimed, referring to podiums from which Imams deliver sermons. “There…
After months of debate about importing coal, Egypt’s Cabinet says it has made the most decisive step yet towards allowing coal imports, while environmentalists vow to continue their fight against…
Back for its second edition, the India by the Nile festival started its month-long series of film screenings, workshops, concerts, exhibitions, talks and culinary events on April 1. Its intention…
“I am not interested in electoral programs,” declares Mazen Khaled, a 23-year old volunteer in the Kammel Gemeelak (Fulfill Your Promise) campaign. “It’s the CV, what has the person done.”…
Islam Chipsy is the star. If you’ve ever seen him in action, it’s not hard to understand why.
When Gypsum Gallery was still in the planning stages last year, director Aleya Hamza was introduced to Beirut-based artist Tamara al-Samerai by Alexandrian artist Mahmoud Khaled. After an initial meeting at ArtDubai, they continued their…
Over eight university students have been killed and hundreds detained since the start of the academic year in September, following fierce clashes between police and students mostly belonging to the…
In March 2011, Mohamed, Khaled, Raed and Bashar were among the thousands of Syrian youth who chanted, "Syria wants freedom." They chanted hoping that the winds of the Arab Spring…
I remember hearing that Hassan Khan doesn’t show in Egypt because the works are not shown properly, or there’s no capacity to show them.
Ahmed Ghoneimy's The Cave keeps viewers hooked even when they can foresee that tensions among the characters are about to culminate, writes Mai Elwakil.
For two unusual afternoons last week, downtown Cairo dwellers were surprised by a series of street performances, part of the much-anticipated third edition of the Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival (D-CAF),…
“Sobhy Guirguis: The Self and the Other,” a selling exhibition at ArtTalks on view from February 4 to 25, marked the first anniversary of the artist’s death at the age of 84. The…
Supporting local creative production and public access to the arts is a difficult task, Culture Minister Saber Arab admitted at a press conference Monday. Two major challenges the ministry currently…
Tahrir Square on January 25, 2014 said everything you need to know about what others have said about Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Egyptian families descended on the…
Since the ouster of former President Mohamed Morsi on July 3, Defense Minister and Field Marshall Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has made various appearances, in which he addressed the nation with…
