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100Live festival at center of growing electronic music scene
June 14, 2012
100Live festival at center of growing electronic music scene
The sixth annual 100Live Electronic Music Festival takes place Thursday and Friday, 14 and 15 June, in downtown Cairo. Ten…
Sharing secrets onstage
June 13, 2012
Sharing secrets onstage
Kinan Azmeh’s music is hard to classify. It gently captures the audience’s soul, with its smooth mixture of jazz, classical…
Lebanese and Egyptian music sensations perform in Cairo
June 7, 2012
Lebanese and Egyptian music sensations perform in Cairo
Upon meeting Lebanese music producer Zeid Hamdan, it’s easy to understand why he is becoming one of the most important…
Karim Bakry’s ‘Missing Pieces’ leaves much to be desired
June 6, 2012
Karim Bakry’s ‘Missing Pieces’ leaves much to be desired
“Missing Pieces,” Karim Bakry’s project on exhibition at Mashrabia Art Gallery this month, began as a response to a request…
Attempt to steal Pharaonic artifact in Aswan foiled
June 6, 2012
Attempt to steal Pharaonic artifact in Aswan foiled
Security guards foiled an attempt to steal an antique panel depicting King Merenptah, the fourth ruler of the 19th Dynasty…
We are here, but where is that?
June 3, 2012
We are here, but where is that?
There are streets that we walk through every day, and it’s quite likely we feel that we know them. We…
Alaa Abd al-Hamid’s quietly surprising sculptures
May 31, 2012
Alaa Abd al-Hamid’s quietly surprising sculptures
When Alaa Abd al-Hamid held his exhibition, "The Situation is Fluid," at Artellewa almost a year ago, the young sculptor…
There were more nightclubs than mosques in Mogadishu, recalls former Somali culture official
May 29, 2012
There were more nightclubs than mosques in Mogadishu, recalls former Somali culture official
Funky dancing in a seaside bar, Vespa scooters on elegant, broad boulevards: the faded images of a lost Somalia and…
Artists to feature Holy Family’s Flight into Egypt
May 28, 2012
Artists to feature Holy Family’s Flight into Egypt
More than 20 notable artists will feature the Holy Family’s Flight into Egypt and its three-year stay after leaving Palestine,…
Blog: Trapped with the Field Marshal’s puppet
May 27, 2012
Blog: Trapped with the Field Marshal’s puppet
A puppet can quickly spark controversy; that’s what happened on Saturday evening at the “Meetphool: Mime, Clown and Street performance”…