#music
An interview with Yasmine Hamdan
"Kuwaiti dialect resembles English a little bit, Egyptian sounds dramatic, sometimes comic."
Ammar M. Hassan
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#Ahmed Naji
Writer Ahmed Naji prevented from leaving Egypt
Writer Ahmed Naji was prevented from leaving Egypt early on Thursday morning. On attempting to fly out of Cairo International Airport, he…
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#censorship
Censorship Board bans songs from Cairokee’s new album
Cairokee announced that 4 songs from its upcoming album have not been approved by the Censorship Board
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#theater reviews
A state-approved play distills Islam’s history to its most regrettable parts
How does a government-approved play called Mohamed feel about the slaughter of “infidels”?
Rose Elbay
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#culture tips
Tips from the culture desk: A promising post-holiday lineup for Cairenes
It’s been a generous Eid holiday this year — apart from the crippling price hike and the sign-off on Tiran and Sanafir. Post-Eid, Cairo’s cultural operators have a strong line-up of…
Mada Masr
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#cinema
Egypt’s cinematic gems: The Greatest Child in the World
This film combines the worst of orientalism, nationalism, and the male ego
Lara El Gibaly
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#television
Too slow to become a TV masterpiece, Sunset Oasis revives interest in a fascinating novel
Led by an all-woman team, this period drama gained attention through clear references to the 2011 revolution
Hessen Hossam
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#independent music
Mada Mix: El-Morabba3
El-Morabba3’s second album leaves politics behind but pushes regional indie music forward
Ahmed El Sabbagh
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#1967
Captain Ghazali: We will sharpen bones and from them build our cannons
In 1967 Ghazali decided to resist the Sinai occupation through music
Anwar Fath al-Bab
10 دقيقة قراءة
Culture
Self-aware and revealing, despite its limitations: On new interactive doc Womanhood
Interactive doc Womanhood attempts to create a narrative written by, not about, Egyptian women
Lara El Gibaly
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#Souad Hosny
Souad Hosny’s sister discusses her new book on the actor’s mysterious death
"All I want is to bring the truth to the people, the truth of Souad Hosny’s murder.”
Leena ElDeeb
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#culture tips
Tips from the culture desk: Jazz, swing and self-portraits
This week has even more musical performances lined up, including jazz, swing and folk
Mada Masr
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#television
Ramadan TV 2017: Some insight on what you may have missed so far
Television is as synonymous with Ramadan as cafes, religious chants and overeating
Mada Masr
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#music
Yasmine Hamdan’s Al-Jamilat: An exploratory transitional record
It seems to have a hard time deciding on its direction, but Tugrul Mende is excited to see what comes next
Tugrul Mende
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#poems
Poem: Requiem for Raqqa
A by Jehan Bseiso in response to Friday's chemical attack on Raqqa
Jehan Bseiso
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Culture
Tips from the culture desk: A culture revival mid-Ramadan
Despite the heat wave, full bellies and diplomatic woes, Cairo’s culture scene isn’t calming down
Mada Masr
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#book reviews
How do we write about Palestine? 2 collections, 2 answers
And why read parachute writers, even if they’re famous?
Marcia Lynx Qualey
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#literature
The pain of losing Syria: On Alia Malek’s The Home That Was Our Country
If you only read one book about modern-day Syria, this should be it
Tamara Alrifai
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#Abyusif
Talking to Phil Battiekh: A Swiss DJ who plays mahraganat
The media has often placed mahraganat music in exoticizing narratives
Rami Abadir
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#state intellectuals
How state intellectuals responded to 1967: Silence, propaganda and conspiracy
A media review showing how mainstream journals were failing to move beyond the paradigm of pre-war propaganda
Ismail Fayed
6 دقيقة قراءة
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