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Daily notes of nonexistence: Constructing a communal history through a personal archive

Daily notes of nonexistence: Constructing a communal history through a personal archive

“He swore it all took place under a giant glass dome,” reads a sentence printed in silver below a photograph…
Hanaa Safwat’s small pencil drawings hold their own in PhotoCairo 5

Hanaa Safwat’s small pencil drawings hold their own in PhotoCairo 5

Among the photographs, videos and text pieces that make up the bulk of work in PhotoCairo 5 are six small…
Bands to watch: Maii Waleed introduces Arabic dream pop

Bands to watch: Maii Waleed introduces Arabic dream pop

    It’s easy for underground musicians to feel misunderstood in Egypt — and especially so if you’re a female,…
An epic mystery, with clues: Navigating Hassan Khan’s survey at SALT

An epic mystery, with clues: Navigating Hassan Khan’s survey at SALT

ISTANBUL — Artist, musician and writer Hassan Khan’s selected survey exhibition at SALT is like a mystery scattered with various…
Ammar al-Sherei left us, but his legacy lives on

Ammar al-Sherei left us, but his legacy lives on

Famous Egyptian musician, composer, arranger and critic Ammar al-Sherei sadly passed away on Friday at the age of 64, after…
Acclaimed Egyptian musician passes away at age of 64

Acclaimed Egyptian musician passes away at age of 64

Acclaimed Egyptian musician Ammar al-Sherei passed away on Friday afternoon at the age of 64. He was transferred to the…
Playful exhibition offers a rare chance to revisit Egypt’s photographic studios

Playful exhibition offers a rare chance to revisit Egypt’s photographic studios

Coming up to the former Hotel Viennoise on the third floor of the ramshackle but very grand and spacious 7…
Have a seat: A chair is not just a chair for two young Cairo designers

Have a seat: A chair is not just a chair for two young Cairo designers

Cairo is an endless game of musical chairs, where a set of stackable stools wedged between parked cars is a…
Blackbirds and work songs: A watery meditation on times of transition

Blackbirds and work songs: A watery meditation on times of transition

On downtown’s Mahmoud Basiouny Street, at the corner with the After Eight café, you can duck into a dark, empty…
Internet humor becomes paintings in Hany Rashed’s ‘ASA7BY’

Internet humor becomes paintings in Hany Rashed’s ‘ASA7BY’

The multitude of paintings that make up “ASA7BY,” Hany Rashed’s current exhibition at Mashrabia Gallery, may appear at first glance…
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