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Used Nations: Crude political musings

Used Nations: Crude political musings

The third annual Independent Theater Season kicked off last Thursday at Downtown's Rawabet Theater with el-Ghagar troupe's play Sho'oub Mosta'mala…
Egyptian pottery: Innovative and daring

Egyptian pottery: Innovative and daring

For the past ten years, the Ministry of Culture, in association with the General Authority for Cultural Palaces, has organized…
Egypt’s independent theater

Egypt’s independent theater

"A theater that doesn't reflect the social and historical concerns and tragedies of its nation and the true colors of…
Sculptures: Sites of art and cultural politics

Sculptures: Sites of art and cultural politics

At the 20th Youth Salon in 2009, selected sculptures were displayed together on a stand at the exhibition hall, in…
3rd annual independent theater season begins

3rd annual independent theater season begins

Under the auspices of El-Hanager Arts Center and the Independent Youth Artists Association (IYAA), the Third Annual Independent Theater Season…
Egypt’s dual nature revealed in painting

Egypt’s dual nature revealed in painting

“Intuited Happiness,” the latest exhibition by artist Islam Zaher, attempts to highlight the vivid contrast that exists in the Egyptian…
Goddesses, bodybuilders and… Batman

Goddesses, bodybuilders and… Batman

It’s difficult to leave painter Khaled Hafez’s latest exhibition without a sense of intrigue. Entitled "First Temple of Flight," Hafez’s…
Spring Awakening: Teenage wasteland

Spring Awakening: Teenage wasteland

Downtown's Rawabet Theater received a refreshing, albeit short-lived, dose of creativity recently with Laila Soliman's adaptation of Frank Wedekind's 1891…
Stammer – freaky, philosophical art

Stammer – freaky, philosophical art

Artist Shady el-Noshokaty’s latest exhibition is, to put it mildly, rather spooky. Entering Stammer at Darb 1718, one is met…
Abdel Halim Hafez: The Dark Nightingale, 1929-1977

Abdel Halim Hafez: The Dark Nightingale, 1929-1977

On the anniversary of his death, Al-Masry Al-Youm remembers Abdel Halim Hafez, one of Egypt's most famous voices.Hafez was born…
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