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Final Issue: ‘Crop’ challenges dominance of state-produced photos

The Photoshopped image featuring President Hosni Mubarak.
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This piece was written for Egypt Independent’s final weekly print edition, which was banned from going to press. We offer you our 50th and final edition here. In early September 2010, a group of...
13:02

Final Issue: Five great films, books and works of art

In "The Black Dot" (2010) by Egyptian author Walid Taher, a group of children triumphs over a mysterious, oppressive dot.
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This piece was written for Egypt Independent’s final weekly print edition, which was banned from going to press. We offer you our 50th and final edition here. From street art to a kitsch 1970s film,...
11:38

An artistic duo re-presents a dying art in Cairo starting tonight

The artistic duo Marion and Ghazi Frini experiment with live video projections, contemporary dance and performance as well as shadow theater in their 2012 production, "I'm Nobody's Shadow." Image courtesy of M. Maffioli
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As they walked out from “I’m Nobody’s Shadow” onto the streets of the ancient city of Tunis, audiences couldn’t help but smile. The 20-minute long performance, shown in September as part of...
19:37

Kuwait author wins Arabic book prize for tale of foreign workers

The jury members, Economist Galal Amin, Lebanese critic Sobhi al-Boustani, acclaimed cartoonist Ali Ferzat, Polish professor Barbara Michalak-Pikulska, and Manchester University Professor Zahia Smail Salhi, announced the shortlist of the 2013 International Prize for Arabic Fiction in Tunis on 9 January. Image courtesy of Kamel Riahi
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  LONDON — Kuwaiti author Saud Alsanousi has won the 2013 International Prize for Arabic Fiction for his portrayal of the lives of foreign workers in Gulf countries in "The Bamboo Stalk." The 31-...
09:45

A new film documents Egypt’s emerging skateboarding scene

  The film tells the story of Egyptian skateboarding through the voice of the Herrawi brothers.
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ALEXANDRIA — Lurking in the shadows of the many shoddy post-revolution films on Egypt lies a story not many people have heard. It is a story of determination and the pursuit of passions. But this tale is not about...
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Final Issue: ‘Crop’ challenges dominance of state-produced photos
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Final Issue: Five great films, books and works of art
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An artistic duo re-presents a dying art in Cairo starting tonight
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Kuwait author wins Arabic book prize for tale of foreign workers
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A new film documents Egypt’s emerging skateboarding scene
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‘Dogs Don’t Eat Chocolate’ offers little beyond catchy name
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The pick: Bahr Abu Greisha’s ‘Rahhal’
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For Al-Khayal Al-Shaabi theater troupe, Egypt is a dynamic stage
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D-CAF picks of the week
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A Q&A with leading mahraganat singer Sadat
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‘The Magic of the State’: An ambitious and relevant art show in Cairo
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WWI epic arises out of dirt and creativity
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Youth activists face trial for Mohamed Mahmoud clashes
Abdullah Mohamed Hani Zaher, 23, hopes for a fair trail as state prosecutors build their case...
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Mohamed Ali Mosque, in Salah Eddin Castle, Cairo, 18 July 2012.
Murals show scenes from 25 January revolution in Tahrir Square, Cairo, May 19,2012.
Egyptian director Yousry Nasrallah and Egyptian actress Menna Shalaby arrive for the screening of "Baad El Mawkeaa" (After The Battle) presented in competiton at the 65th Cannes film festival, Cannes, May 17, 2012.
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Art
WWI epic arises out of dirt and creativity
As part of the Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival (D-CAF), Dutch theater...
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Putting together pieces of Egypt’s militarized past
One might not agree with Hazem Kandil’s “Soldiers, Spies and...
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History
Trade and smuggling of Pharaonic antiquities in Egypt
Archaeologists discover one of world's oldest ports on Red Sea coast
Archaeologists have reportedly uncovered one of the world’s oldest ports...
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Cinema
Hassan Khan, Blind Ambition (2012), single channel video, dubbed and synchronized voices, HD video shot on a Samsung Galaxy SII cell phone, 46 minutes. Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Chantal Crousel.
‘Blind Ambition’ - A must-see low-fi epic
Hassan Khan’s film “Blind Ambition” reminds me of high drama...
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