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On the last night of Ramadan, my brother and I would anxiously wait for Eid, when we would get to…

With the beats of the karakeb (large metal castanets) and the clap of their hands, Moroccan artists Mahdi Nassouli and…

For decades, the highpoint of Ramadan’s drama had been a serial about an idealistic middle class character who strives to…

In the world of underground music, electro-pop singer Yasmine Hamdan is known for Soapkills, the duo she started with Zeid…

The story of Tahiya Carioca (1919–1999) is that of modern belly dance. Om Kalthoum once described her as an artist…

Hashem al-Garhy is more than your average comedian. He is an entrepreneur dedicated to developing the art of comedy in…

By ambitiously flexing its synth-packed fury in the face of the overly politicized, post-revolution music scene, an unassuming electronic trio…

  Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s last novel, “The Brothers Karamazov,” is not only a literary classic; it is also a prominent work…

  Less than 40 days after he resigned from his post, Saber Arab, a professor of history at Al-Azhar University,…

In an alley off a Korba side street, Photopia, a new venue that specializes in exhibiting and engaging the public…