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‘Egypt Above All’: Ramzy Mustafa’s naïve revolutionary vision
May 6, 2012
‘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
May 1, 2012
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’
April 30, 2012
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’
April 26, 2012
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
April 23, 2012
‘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
April 22, 2012
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
April 21, 2012
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
April 19, 2012
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’
April 18, 2012
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
April 15, 2012
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…