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Natacha Atlas in Cairo: Starstruck audience and below par performance

Natacha Atlas in Cairo: Starstruck audience and below par performance

Natacha Atlas’ performance had been anticipated with excitement since the beginning of Ramadan. The British performer is the fifth and…
Ramadan television programs leave audiences cold

Ramadan television programs leave audiences cold

In previous years, television programs during Ramadan, were of substance. This year, however, drama has taken over from such programs…
Tell me a story: Abeer Soliman at Makan

Tell me a story: Abeer Soliman at Makan

With the aim to revive storytelling culture in Egypt, Abeer Soliman entertained her audience with her reinterpretation of Naguib Mahfouz’s…
Ramadan radio: Dramas, comedies, and tough questions

Ramadan radio: Dramas, comedies, and tough questions

In Egypt, Ramadan is more than a holy month of fasting; it is a month for stories and elaborate festivities.…
Aliens and sibling rivalry: Two plays at Darb 17 18

Aliens and sibling rivalry: Two plays at Darb 17 18

Last Saturday at the Darb 17 18 the Oscarisma Studios performed two plays. The first, a pantomime, told the story…
Samaa International Festival for Sufi Music and Chanting

Samaa International Festival for Sufi Music and Chanting

In the graceful sixteenth-century Qubbat al-Ghouri (Al Ghoury Dome), located in the wholly authentic, utterly crowded Khan El Khalili district,…
Egypt closes Nubian Museum for its poor security measures

Egypt closes Nubian Museum for its poor security measures

The Ministry of Culture decided today to close the Nubia Museum in the Upper Egypt city of Aswan due to…
Ramadan TV’s usual suspects

Ramadan TV’s usual suspects

This year’s Ramadan TV shows have apparently all been characterized by disappointment.
Mohamed Mahmoud Khalil Museum in shambles

Mohamed Mahmoud Khalil Museum in shambles

The theft of van Gogh’s Poppy Flowers from the Mohamed Mahmoud Khalil Museum exposed the poor security conditions in Egyptian…
Reem Talhami in Cairo: On love, politics, and other addictions

Reem Talhami in Cairo: On love, politics, and other addictions

Reem Talhami, the Palestinian singer best known for her independent album "Ashiqa" (A lover), released in the early 2000s, owned…
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