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Political Veggies: Launching ‘The Non-Egyptian Restaurant’ in Ard al-Lewa
November 2, 2012
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
November 1, 2012
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
October 30, 2012
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…
Blog: A day skirting around downtown Cairo
October 29, 2012
Blog: A day skirting around downtown Cairo
Even for those who have never set foot in downtown Cairo, it seems familiar, especially after images of Tahrir Square…
Some hits, but quite a lot of misses at TransDance 2012
October 29, 2012
Some hits, but quite a lot of misses at TransDance 2012
There’s something risky about going to see performance art and contemporary dance — especially dance that is not performed on…
Internet art in real life
October 26, 2012
Internet art in real life
Internet art can bypass galleries, museums and the money that gives the art world its glamorous hierarchy of exclusivity. People…
Humming the oldest tune in history
October 23, 2012
Humming the oldest tune in history
Listening to Quranic verses and prayers playing on the radio while riding a cab is common in Cairo. But recently,…
Mini Radio Academy tunes into Alexandria’s sonic landscape
October 21, 2012
Mini Radio Academy tunes into Alexandria’s sonic landscape
ALEXANDRIA — The high windows of Hotel Crillon on Alexandria’s Mediterranean coastline give out onto a stunning horizon. But…
Kafka in Cairo: Re-staging ‘The Penal Colony’
October 20, 2012
Kafka in Cairo: Re-staging ‘The Penal Colony’
What is one of Egypt’s first independent theater troupes, El-Warsha, doing putting on a performance of a play written…
From everywhere to Gaza: Making Palestine a local cause
October 18, 2012
From everywhere to Gaza: Making Palestine a local cause
A number of activists and their friends spent Monday evening at the Rooftop Studios in downtown Cairo finding out about…