While the album’s title may be misleading, for Sherbini’s music is far from mahraganat, he chose it to make use of and criticize what he considers an over-enthusiasm for mahraganat.
Here are three things to do this week, as recommended by Mada's culture desk. Ghalia Benali concert — Thursday Whether for her fusion of classical Arabic, Indian and jazz music, or because…
In an art context characterized by material and artistic scarcity, despite criticisms, the works of 15 young artists is a very welcome addition.
Nothing speaks to the trouble with the current state as much as the 37th General Exhibition at the Palace of the Arts at the Opera House complex.
This week, the culture desk recommends three free activities for this week that are particularly suited to Ramadan. Fête de la musique in Al-Azhar Park – Thursday For the Fête…
The history of Egyptian modern art is rich with patrons whose legacy, visionary commitment and generosity have set the structural foundations of where we are today. During the first half…
"I discovered that many Jews were patriotic, and that you cannot stereotype that Jews are traitors. It’s not true. Yes, some of them supported the Zionist movement, but others were…
«On May 28, the annual Palestine Festival of Literature (PalFest) came to a close after a week of literary events in various locations across the occupied…»
Having just finished its fourth edition, the Oufuqy music festival — or forum — is starting to become the “most favorited” festival in Alexandria by musicians and audiences alike. I've been following…
This brief history of famous Egyptian soap operas shows that class is something we have always thought of a lot — most successful shows since the 1960s have revolved around…
Three very different, important albums.
Fanon had deep contempt for the postcolonial native bourgeoisie as well as colonial masters: “The elite are ambiguous vis-à-vis violence. They are violent in their words and reformist in their…
"Who knows when the war is going to end?" says handsome gay painter Raouf to Ahmed, a youth fresh from Sharqiya.
This week seems like an appropriate time to step back and look at Egypt's state culture. It’s been three months since Abdel Wahed al-Nabawi took office, the seventh culture minister…
«Nassim al-Raqs engages citizens on Alexandria’s streets with an art form Egyptian society is unaccustomed to. Yet even European cities would have found it unusual.»
Here are four potentially exciting events happening this week, as recommended by Mada's culture desk. CairoCats - Sunday Jared McCormack has long run a visual blog about cats in Cairo, and downtown…
Dina Hamza's much-anticipated film Gaye al-Zaman (The Past Will Return) closed Hybrid Reels, the celebrated 20-day non-fiction program at Zawya, with yet another full house. The Past Will Return is extremely…
Over the past decade, ample calls have been made to create a system for the authentication of works by Egyptian modernist artists and establish international museum practices within our state…
For me, the closest document to an actress is her work, because she has invested her body and some of her soul in these films, over time.
The legal case recently launched by the family of late Egyptian modernist artist Abdel Hadi al-Gazzar (1925-1966) against art forgery has opened a Pandora’s box. The investigation seems to be…
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