#cinema
Egypt’s cinematic gems: Viva Zalata
A fascinating koshary Western, this movie made a surprising loss at the box office
Hanaa Safwat
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#Abdel Hadi al-Gazzar
Avant-garde art between Egypt and the Soviet Union: Visual comparisons
On the Soviet avant-garde that attempted to put forward new ideas through art before and during Stalin’s reign, and parallels with its possible counterpart in Egypt.
Ismail Fayed و Sarah Fayed
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#cinema
Q&A on Filming Revolution, a new Egypt-focused interactive website
Nida Ghouse and Jenifer Evans talk to Alisa Lebow about her new interactive documentary website.
Jenifer Evans و Nida Ghouse
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#CairoComix
CairoComix: Excavating the political
“All comics are political,” wrote Allen Douglas and Fedwa Malti-Douglas in their seminal 1994 study Arab Comic Strips. But whether for children or adults, the forms of political expression in…
Jonathan Guyer
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#culture tips
Tips from the culture desk: A breezy week for Cairenes and Alexandrians
After last week's multitude of events, this is a quieter week during which you can go visit the Shady Elnoshokaty solo exhibition we recommended last week, attend a solid electronic…
Mada Masr
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#Egypt's cinematic gems
Egypt’s cinematic gems: The Principal
This film is arguably one of the funniest in Egypt's recent cinematic history, maybe even of all time
Rowan El Shimi
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#arts funding
Cactus Flower: Talking to Hala Elkoussy about film and crowdfunding
It has become apparent of late that cinema production is declining as a result of TV, as the Ramadan season absorbs all available human and financial resources due to its…
Mahmoud Hosni
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#2015 International Prize for Arabic Fiction
Threadbare narratives: Lina Hawyan al-Hassan’s Diamonds and Women
Part fashion memoir, part historical research and part literary snippets, Diamonds and Women reconstructs a history of Syria on the eve of World War I through the lives of the…
Ismail Fayed
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#Ahmed Badry
How artists outdo their great deeds
The second annual exhibition jointly organized by the Ministry of Culture’s Plastic Arts Department and the University of Helwan’s Faculty of Art Education took place in March, showcasing the works…
Ahmed Shawky
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#Egypt's cinematic gems
Egypt’s cinematic gems: The Story of Tou
A young man is torn between revenge and survival, and between a leftist legacy and an increasingly capitalistic present
Amany Ali Shawky
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#culture tips
Tips from the culture desk: Lots in Cairo, and a workshop in Kafr al-Sheikh
The weather is lovely and this week is an uncommonly good one for outdoor events. Cairo’s nightlife creeps out of the dark into the light, with two daytime events — Nacelle’s new Funk…
Mada Masr
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#American University in Cairo
Woman artists do well as CairoComix launches
The first edition of CairoComix got off to a good start on Wednesday evening. During a closed launch event, six awards were given out to recognize achievements in regional comics…
Rowan El Shimi
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#music festivals
Camp owner hosting Cloud 9 music festival dies after electrocution
The owner of one of the three holiday camps hosting a music festival in Sinai's Nuweiba died on Saturday after being electrocuted on…
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#graffiti
The strange Middle East focus of Banksy’s Dismaland
“The way Banksy chose my work was strange, and the place is strange, and so I feel my participation in the exhibition is strange,” explains Syrian artist Tammam Azzam about…
Naira Antoun و Maha ElNabawi
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#culture tips
Tips from the culture desk: A special art sale, a comics bonanza, music and film
After a hopefully relaxing Eid, you're ready to for some culture and Cairo has a lot to offer this week, including Cairo's first ever comics festival and a don't-miss gallery…
Mada Masr
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#cinema
Egypt’s cinematic gems: Watch Out for Zuzu
One of Egypt's most-loved films had lofty aspirations for modernity, social justice and freedom
Rowan El Shimi
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#advertising
7UP borrows Cairo Dish Painting Initiative: Intellectual theft or fair game?
Paris-based American artist Jason Stoneking spent three months in Cairo at the end of 2014 as a resident artist in Artellewa, an art space in one of the city's oldest…
Rowan El Shimi
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#children's activities
Art attacks! The extraterrestrial experience of The Gifted Painter
What is the role of the artist in Egyptian society? This provocation has many answers, and has led me to interviews with painters at cafes and in their studios, to…
Jonathan Guyer
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#Abdel Wahed al-Nabawi
Yet another culture minister: Ministry familiar Helmy al-Namnam
Six months after previous culture minister Abdel Wahed al-Nabawy took office, the Culture Ministry opened its doors Saturday to its third minister this year:…
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#cabinet reshuffle
Yet another culture minister: Ministry familiar Helmy al-Namnam
Six months after previous culture minister Abdel Wahed al-Nabawy took office, the Culture Ministry opened its doors Saturday to its third minister this year: writer and historian Helmy al-Namnam. Namnam is…
Mada Masr
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