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Marcel Wanders wonders

Marcel Wanders wonders

Elle Decoration's two-time designer of the year Marcel Wanders is keeping himself busy. His latest project, Villa Moda in Bahrain,…
Artbeat festival to run from 10 to 13 June

Artbeat festival to run from 10 to 13 June

The Artbeat festival promises four days of art commotion in Egypt. The festival, brainchild of the Cairo Jazz Club, Darb…
Stories from Third World Alleys

Stories from Third World Alleys

A reanimated Rawabet Theater, Downtown, continued its Third Annual Independent Theater Festival program last week after shutting down for almost…
From kittens to cats: Les Petits Chats reunite on stage

From kittens to cats: Les Petits Chats reunite on stage

What Egyptian hasn’t heard of Les Petits Chats, the band that used to rock the jeunesse doree of Egypt  (Alexandria…
Color me beautiful

Color me beautiful

“I didn’t go back to using old photography techniques," explains photographer Ahmed Rady. “I never used digital photography to begin…
Cairo Complaints Choir: happy ranting in a discontent city

Cairo Complaints Choir: happy ranting in a discontent city

Egypt is celebrating its first complaint choir at Townhouse Gallery. Ranting does miracles when it comes to helping people sleep…
“Arts by Parts” reexamines perception, morality, culture

“Arts by Parts” reexamines perception, morality, culture

Yesterday marked the opening of an exhibition for graduation projects of art students at the American University in Cairo (AUC).…
The heavenly beaches of Gaza

The heavenly beaches of Gaza

The scene is an empty living room with a telephone sitting idle. The phone starts to ring and the answering…
Listen to the girl

Listen to the girl

For Fayrouz Karawya, "Singing is a challenge, not mere entertainment." A psychiatrist, with a diploma from the Institute of Arabic…
Egypt’s oldest puppeteer

Egypt’s oldest puppeteer

"I am 70 and have been working for the past 50 years," enthuses Amm Saber, the first Aragouz puppeteer to…
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