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BRISTOL, UK — In a museum room with parquet and expensive flowery wallpaper — dark blue, soft, shiny — the…

Two new censorship incidents were reported this past week. The first happened over the weekend, when Youth Minister Osama Yassin…

Ahmed and Sherif, two regular young men of the same age, speak about their confined lives, one a soldier, the…

“What does a drawing want?” is Beirut in Cairo’s second exhibition, and its first group show. Presented as “a draft…

Sadly, Sama Waly’s video installation in Photo Cairo 5 was removed before the show came to an end due to…

Despite some disappointments and tragedies, this has been an unusually exciting year for contemporary art in Egypt. Significant independent initiatives…

There is something to be said for the solace and inspiration found within Egypt’s evolving musical landscape over the past…

“Don’t believe everything you hear, even what I am telling you,” one of the narrators says. It is a classic…

Childish fear was the emotion that artist Noura Seif sought to evoke with “Boody,” a collection of drawings and sculptures…

For the team at Irada, it’s all about adding that spiritual touch. Through Islamic art inspired wall decals quoting verses…