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‘Egypt Above All’: Ramzy Mustafa’s naïve revolutionary vision

‘Egypt Above All’: Ramzy Mustafa’s naïve revolutionary vision

Ramzy Mustafa’s new exhibition in the Bab Gallery at the Museum of Modern Egyptian Art employs many of the familiar…
Blog: Sing for the factories

Blog: Sing for the factories

During late President Gamal Abdel Nasser’s reign, Egypt was generally seen as a site for booming industry, with factories erected…
Album review: Otaak Band’s ‘Bejawiya’

Album review: Otaak Band’s ‘Bejawiya’

There’s something infuriating about Otaak Band. Their CD release party at the Cairo Jazz Club — which saw six musicians…
El Sawy Culture Wheel interrupts performance for ‘insulting religion’

El Sawy Culture Wheel interrupts performance for ‘insulting religion’

Over the past week, a rift has grown between cultural activists and El Sawy Culture Wheel, a cultural center founded…
‘Here/After’ explores loneliness through repetition

‘Here/After’ explores loneliness through repetition

A woman shivers while she walks on stage, hardly breathing. She pretends to be fine, though, and tries to fix…
Bands to watch: Youssra El-Hawary

Bands to watch: Youssra El-Hawary

Youssra El-Hawary seems to have a magic touch. Her music video for the song “Al-Soor” (“The Wall”), the first video…
Even Kafka can be Egypt’s next president

Even Kafka can be Egypt’s next president

The profile picture of the “Hayatem for President” Facebook page is one of the belly dancer and actress in her…
Six Arab cities celebrate a colorful Spring Festival

Six Arab cities celebrate a colorful Spring Festival

The fifth Spring Festival, a showcase of Arab arts and music, starts on Friday night in six cities across Egypt and…
The metro comes to Ard al-Lewa with ‘Shubra Line’

The metro comes to Ard al-Lewa with ‘Shubra Line’

The exhibition space at Artellewa is not typical of white-cube galleries. It may be, technically, a white cube, but the…
Egypt Photo Marathon: A race for images

Egypt Photo Marathon: A race for images

On a hot spring day in Cairo, a group of amateur and professional photographers walked the city’s streets, trying to…
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