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Nothing really dies in Cairo, it's always circulating.
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Nothing really dies in Cairo, it's always circulating.
Cairo’s streets have been overtaken by a new kind of political rhetoric. A barrage of hastily scrawled “anti-coup” graffiti covers walls, billboards, sidewalks, garbage cans, trees — almost any surface…
In the early hours of August 30, five young fishermen left the southern Gaza Strip in a small boat, joining other boats seeking sardines. Two of them were teenagers.…
As increasing numbers of Islamists are being arrested and facing military trials, there is a certain irony that it was the Constitution, essentially authored by the Muslim Brotherhood, that was…
The first of many surreal moments that filled my two-day work visit to Aswan happened when I looked out of the felucca, a small sailboat that I was delighted to…
Outside the Nour Party’s new headquarters, there’s nothing that bears the party’s name. Inside, there’s not much either. A few bare desks, a new tile floor, two prayer mats slung…
If you’re planning on climbing Mount Catherine, this is your warning: It is cold and it is exhausting.
If 2012 was the year of bedroom artists, then 2013 is a year defined by living-room artists. At least that’s the case in Cairo, where inhabitants have been living under…
Andeel on what the film censors missed - with a particular focus on Terrorism and Kebab and other films by Sherif Arafa, Waheed Hamed and Adel Imam.
When Tunisia first revolted in early December 2010, columnists and political commentators were quick to debate whether Egypt would follow suit. A dispute about whether Egypt was or was not…
Fifteen-year-old Ahmed Ashraf is having the time of his life. An hour into the launch event of 100Copies’ new sublabel, ReTune Studio, and the downtown Cairo native is dancing his…
The months of 2011 are remembered less by their names than acts of violence — clashes of varying intensity between protesters and security bodies took place in every month except…
A small coffeehouse and bakery in front of Gazira Sporting Club, Cake has for the past few months been where sports aficionados grab their morning coffee or housewives taking a…
Last week, a group of Coptic activists protested inside the Abbaseyya Cathedral against the Church’s representatives in the 50-member committee tasked with drafting Egypt’s new constitution. Protesters called on two Coptic Church…
Type “contemporary art is” in a Google search, and the top three suggestions one gets are: “bullshit,” “a joke” and “stupid.”
In the office of the Egypt’s Knights party, using titles is more than a matter of courtesy. The party was founded in August by retired military officers, and even as…
Eid al-Atrash never thought he could fly. As a young Bedouin boy growing up in South Sinai, Atrash was intrigued by the concept of flight. He would watch with a…
After weeks of mounting anticipation, Jambalaya — Cairo’s first Spanish restaurant — opened its doors to eager visitors last Wednesday. Located in Zamalek on Ahmed Heshmat, a secluded residential street,…
Since the 2011 revolution, October 6 has served as a day to remind the people of the military institution’s prowess, particularly given the generals’ tumultuous relation with politics after they…
Novelist Sonallah Ibrahim is one of Egypt's most innovative and significant writers. In works such as “That Smell” (1966), “The Committee” (1981), “Zaat” (1992) and “Sharaf” (1997), he combines originality…