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Living cities: Random impressions of Cairo, Beirut, Berlin

Living cities: Random impressions of Cairo, Beirut, Berlin

1925: Cairo is the most beautiful city in the world…1950: Paris and London compete with Cairo…2010: Barcelona, Mexico City, Comoros…
Questions of Activity: Citizen, Participant at Darb 1718

Questions of Activity: Citizen, Participant at Darb 1718

Exploring the interaction between participation and passivity, citizenship and action, curator Pillar Tompkins Rivas brings together seven artists from four…
Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism: Sometimes economics is not enough

Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism: Sometimes economics is not enough

In 2007 the US economy was still the world’s Camelot. It was the only real global economic behemoth, representing unquestionable…
‘Mecca & Medina, a photographic journey’ in 3D

‘Mecca & Medina, a photographic journey’ in 3D

Coinciding with this year's Hajj, the Muslim annual pilgrimage to Mecca, visitors to the American University in Cairo’s (AUC) Photographic…
Egypt’s Museums VIII, The complex of the Mevlevi Dervishes: Listening to the harmony of the cosmos

Egypt’s Museums VIII, The complex of the Mevlevi Dervishes: Listening to the harmony of the cosmos

The complex of the Mevlevi Dervishes: Listening to the harmony of the cosmosA jewel of Islamic architecture, the complex of…
Fathy Salama and The Source: Off-balancing performance

Fathy Salama and The Source: Off-balancing performance

Mash-up concerts are quite tricky. As they present different performances, there needs to be cohesion. Otherwise, disconnected performances resemble a…
GRRRR: An eclectic account on gentrification

GRRRR: An eclectic account on gentrification

It took them several months to renovate the rundown building in Downtown Zurich into the fancy Design hotel. Greulich (Horrible),…
Egypt’s Museums VII, Egypt abroad: London’s Petrie Museum

Egypt’s Museums VII, Egypt abroad: London’s Petrie Museum

London is a city bursting with artifacts and relics of Ancient Egypt, from Cleopatra’s Needle on the bank of the…
Retelling, revising: ‘Ana al-Hekaya’ conquers stereotypes through storytelling

Retelling, revising: ‘Ana al-Hekaya’ conquers stereotypes through storytelling

Last Saturday, an evening of storytelling was held by the Ana al-Hekaya (I Am the Story) group at the American…
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