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Types of Zar
November 25, 2009
Types of Zar
A description of Zar ceremonies and the psychological, physical, social, economic, and aesthetic aspects of the Zar ritual.Source: extracts…
Spirit Music
November 25, 2009
Spirit Music
In Egypt, spirits have their own music"O Yawra beih, you are so handsome, wearing your Tarboush (Fez), my yearning brought…
“Collecting souvenirs”
November 25, 2009
“Collecting souvenirs”
On Blue fish, beautiful women and the state of Egyptian modern art The paintings show beautiful women dressed in white linen,…
Innocence robbed
November 24, 2009
Innocence robbed
The American University in Cairo staged its first full length Arabic play on its new campus at the Malak Gabr…
Staging provocation
November 24, 2009
Staging provocation
Al-Masry Al-Youm caught up with Mahmoud El Lozy, professor of theatre at the American University in Cairo (AUC), to discuss…
Exploring public space in Cairo
November 22, 2009
Exploring public space in Cairo
After a three-year investigation into the urban landscape of the great Cairo megalopolis, Swiss Artist Maia Gusberti is currently exhibiting…
Turtles all the way down
November 22, 2009
Turtles all the way down
Life on the moon, a tortoise that carries the earth on its back and the rhetorical question: Chicken or egg?…
Royal fusion
November 19, 2009
Royal fusion
With an aim to encourage tolerance and collaboration Mohamed Mounir, widely regarded as royalty among Egyptian musicians, and Algerian Cheb…
Egyptian design leader Alchemy opens a branch in Bahrain
November 18, 2009
Egyptian design leader Alchemy opens a branch in Bahrain
Alchemy, one of the leading Egyptian design companies, is expanding its scope of action through the opening of a new…
Identities reexamined
November 17, 2009
Identities reexamined
A project of the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia’s Artists in Residence program, Where Are You? is a contemporary art…