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PhotoCairo: A retrospective

PhotoCairo: A retrospective

  In the late summer of 2002, at a small office of the ground floor of what is today the…
The art of feng shui: A guide to cleansing and de-cluttering your home, in six steps

The art of feng shui: A guide to cleansing and de-cluttering your home, in six steps

I recently had the pleasure of getting a casual and insightful feng shui assessment of my home. “Feng” means wind…
Hanaa Abdelfattah – And his beautiful soul lives on

Hanaa Abdelfattah – And his beautiful soul lives on

I will not be able to do justice to the life of Hanaa Abdelfattah by writing here, for I only…
More out of curiosity than conviction

More out of curiosity than conviction

Out of all the work that went into making PhotoCairo 5, by far the hardest thing for me was writing…
Beyond football: The creative transformation of Egypt’s ultras

Beyond football: The creative transformation of Egypt’s ultras

Since their formation in 2005, the Egyptian ultras have been called everything from “thugs” to “soccer hooligans.” They have been…
Rapping with ‘fear and respect’ in Saudi Arabia

Rapping with ‘fear and respect’ in Saudi Arabia

  Making hip hop in Saudi Arabia is a bit of a tightrope act, says Qusai Kheder, self-styled ambassador for…
Political Veggies: Launching ‘The Non-Egyptian Restaurant’ in Ard al-Lewa

Political Veggies: Launching ‘The Non-Egyptian Restaurant’ in Ard al-Lewa

Like most Egyptians, the residents of Ard al-Lewa begin their day with a bowl of fuul and a potato and…
Egyptian ‘Soul’ through the eyes of Shayma Kamel

Egyptian ‘Soul’ through the eyes of Shayma Kamel

There is something particularly luring about the artwork of 32-year-old Shayma Kamel. It is difficult to pinpoint what exactly it…
Profile: Two Cairo-based artists start a liberating collaboration

Profile: Two Cairo-based artists start a liberating collaboration

It was loneliness that prompted artists Hady Kamar and Jenifer Evans to start working together, Kamar jokingly says about their…
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