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Conversing with the city in the Egypt Photo Marathon
May 27, 2012
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
May 20, 2012
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
May 20, 2012
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.’
May 18, 2012
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
May 17, 2012
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
May 16, 2012
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
May 14, 2012
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
May 13, 2012
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?
May 11, 2012
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
May 8, 2012
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…