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4th Cairo Video Festival comes to a close

4th Cairo Video Festival comes to a close

The fourth Cairo Video Festival drew to a close on Thursday with a series of short videos, experimental films and…
Egypt’s Museums III: The Coptic Museum

Egypt’s Museums III: The Coptic Museum

The Coptic Museum in Cairo has more to offer its visitors than is generally thought. Still, only a small group…
Lise Allam’s Doll: Childhood revisited

Lise Allam’s Doll: Childhood revisited

A painting of a baby doll missing an eyeball, suspended upside down beside a harlequin marionette; a white butterfly standing…
Drumstick stickers: A colorful remedy for ugly

Drumstick stickers: A colorful remedy for ugly

As much as the city’s murkiness can take a toll on one's daily life, specks of color can perk it…
International Circus Festival: I Baccalà

International Circus Festival: I Baccalà

“Pss pss” was the only word heard during the one-hour show of the clown duo I Baccalà, the Italian troupe…
Museum news: Hassan Heshmat Museum in grave danger

Museum news: Hassan Heshmat Museum in grave danger

If you look behind the green iron fence surrounding the villa across from the Ain Shams Metro station, you will…
Big top: The first Cairo International Circus Festival begins

Big top: The first Cairo International Circus Festival begins

Yesterday at the beautiful marble promenade in Al Azhar park, a huge crowd gathered for the opening of the Cairo…
The return of Fairouz: Hope for a new album

The return of Fairouz: Hope for a new album

Nihad Hadad, known to the Arab world as Fairouz, is considered by many to be the most important singer alive…
Walter Chappell’s Metaflora: Auras and electrons

Walter Chappell’s Metaflora: Auras and electrons

“These electron images of plant life were realized without a camera in total darkness,” reads the invitation to the Metaflora…
Egyptian cassette union takes aim at online IPR violators in Arab world

Egyptian cassette union takes aim at online IPR violators in Arab world

In an attempt to protect intellectual property rights (IPR), the Egyptian Cassette Production Union on Monday sent a list of…
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