Egypt’s cinematic gems: ‘Harag W’ Marag’
This seemingly allegorical story of thugs and love in a small, isolated community is an understated masterpiece
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This seemingly allegorical story of thugs and love in a small, isolated community is an understated masterpiece
It’s 4 pm on a Thursday and classes are starting at the Egypt Motorcycle School. The school's co-founder Ahmed Omran is watching a female student as she does laps around a cone.…
The organizing committee of the 24th Youth Salon has picked “Crossing into the future” as the theme for this year’s edition. The annual state-sponsored competition, meant to promote emerging local…
“Blink, the moment of unequivocal, uncertain, unspecified and unrealistic judgement, is one which travels through a narrow wormhole to infinite space with no gravity. This moment might also teleport itself…
This winter, a break should mean a break for all. It’s a great opportunity to plan small trips with your children or go out for the lunch you’ve been promising…
In the sunlit reception of Jana Dan International School in Cairo’s Maadi neighborhood, certificates in golden frames line a prominent wall. Next to international accreditation and state inspection documents is…
Talks between the government and the Muslim Brotherhood are under way, and are focused on finding a legal exit for the now-imprisoned leadership of the banned group, source told Mada…
It was around this time of the year, in 2011, that we met Bassem Mohsen. A battle between protesters and security was raging near the Cabinet building. People were standing…
The fact that BMW appears to be happy about this movie’s existence despite its anti-capitalistic nature is confusing
In the campus battles between students and security forces that are emblematic of the current political scene in Egypt, academics are taking divergent stances. These positions are arguably affecting the…
A protest law described by human rights groups as highly restrictive was passed on November 24, bracketed by two protests, both quickly and harshly dispersed. The week before, 21 girls…
When it comes to the economy, everything is on hold until political stability returns to Egypt: tourism, investment, the stock market, and — as we have just learned — even the repatriation…
"References*" shows a shift in the practices of the participating artists that is fresh and welcome on the local scene.
In 1994, Ali Shaath and three of his colleagues, Sa’id al-Qidra, Mustafa Harara, and Majd al-Khalidi drove from Cairo to Palestine. It would be Ali’s first visit to the land…
Lutfi fills the space with many subjective experiences and narratives, allowing viewers to situate themselves in her work while bearing witness to representations of her experiences.
There’s no shortage of Indian food in Cairo, with five Indian restaurants in Maadi alone. You’ve got Bukhara, the oldest of them, a consistently hearty and well-flavored choice; Begum, the…
After being unemployed for three years, 26-year-old Emad Hassan was offered a job at a local bank on the condition that he take a blood test. It was then that…
The first maker of electronic music wasn’t German but a 23-year-old Cairene Halim al-Dabh, who manipulated recordings of an ancient healing ceremony in the early 1940s.
The Muslim Brotherhood’s electoral bloc has been voted out of its historic stronghold, the Doctors Syndicate. Members of the group have dominated the syndicate’s councils for more than 20 years.…
It may be difficult for people to understand the uncertainty principle, part of quantum mechanics theory in the science of physics. This principle assumes that an electron can be seen,…