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Conversing with the city in the Egypt Photo Marathon

Conversing with the city in the Egypt Photo Marathon

The Egypt Photo Marathon is a mental and visual challenge, a game in which the competition is equal parts endurance…
Alternative News Agency creates a space for an important conversation

Alternative News Agency creates a space for an important conversation

Since the Alternative News Agency (ANA), a workshop and publication project organized by the Contemporary Image Collective (CIC), was first…
The obsessions of Mashrou Leila

The obsessions of Mashrou Leila

I first heard of Mashrou Leila sometime last year, after the ouster of Hosni Mubarak. There was a YouTube clip…
Culture Ministry reshuffled: ‘The king is dead. Long live the king.’

Culture Ministry reshuffled: ‘The king is dead. Long live the king.’

For the fifth time since the 25 January uprising last year, the Culture Ministry’s leadership changed as part of the…
In Egypt’s presidential race, cultural policy is absent

In Egypt’s presidential race, cultural policy is absent

  Amid the hype surrounding the upcoming presidential election, little is being said or done by the contestants to address…
In ‘Dust,’ the past is present

In ‘Dust,’ the past is present

Xenia Nikolskaya’s collection of photographs, “Dust,” currently on display in the Townhouse first floor gallery space, opens the doors to…
Ajam Band retrieves and reproduces Iranian musical heritage

Ajam Band retrieves and reproduces Iranian musical heritage

Ajam Band is not just a musical group; it is a project of cultural preservation and revitalization. Their music is…
At ‘Samar,’ regional activists tell stories of revolution

At ‘Samar,’ regional activists tell stories of revolution

A Bahraini doctor, a female Yemeni writer and an Egyptian football player were sitting on a stage last week to…
What will art do about change? Oh wait, but what is change?

What will art do about change? Oh wait, but what is change?

In his lecture performance at the Alexandria Contemporary Art Forum’s symposium “Times are changing, what will art do about it?”…
Backstage at the premiere of the AfriCairo Music Festival

Backstage at the premiere of the AfriCairo Music Festival

The politics were somber, the mood was buoyant. The audience was small, about half the capacity of the El Sawy…
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