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Egyptian cassette market faces imminent collapse
November 24, 2010
Egyptian cassette market faces imminent collapse
Tape cassette producers in Egypt predict a total collapse in the cassette market after album productions declined sharply in 2010. "Production…
Dark side of the sun
November 23, 2010
Dark side of the sun
In the dark confines of the Townhouse Gallery’s Rawabet Theatre, a middle-aged man, strumming his guitar, leans toward the microphone…
Living cities: Random impressions of Cairo, Beirut, Berlin
November 21, 2010
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
November 20, 2010
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
November 18, 2010
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
November 18, 2010
‘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
November 17, 2010
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
November 14, 2010
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
November 13, 2010
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),…