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Have a seat: A chair is not just a chair for two young Cairo designers
November 29, 2012
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
November 27, 2012
Blackbirds and work songs: A watery meditation on times of transition
On downtown’s Mahmoud Basiouny Street, at the corner with the After Eight cafĂ©, you can duck into a dark, empty…
Internet humor becomes paintings in Hany Rashed’s ‘ASA7BY’
November 26, 2012
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…
PhotoCairo: A retrospective
November 20, 2012
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
November 20, 2012
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
November 19, 2012
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
November 14, 2012
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
November 13, 2012
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
November 6, 2012
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…