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Rowdy rockers The Black Lips tour Cairo and the Middle East

Rowdy rockers The Black Lips tour Cairo and the Middle East

They didn’t set anything on fire, and nobody got arrested — both signs of commendable restraint by a band known…
Arabian Knightz’s ‘Uknighted State of Arabia’ echoes across the region

Arabian Knightz’s ‘Uknighted State of Arabia’ echoes across the region

At long last, Egypt’s most prominent hip-hop group, Arabian Knightz, released its debut LP, “Uknighted State of Arabia.” After multiple…
Saqqara pyramid in danger as restorations halt over financial woes

Saqqara pyramid in danger as restorations halt over financial woes

Renovations at Egypt’s oldest pyramid in Saqqara have halted because the Antiquities Ministry has not paid the company implementing the…
Rushdie says writers losing influence in West

Rushdie says writers losing influence in West

Salman Rushdie believes literature has lost much of its influence in the West, and movie stars like George Clooney and…
Poetry in motion: A US-based poet walks, smells and tastes Cairo in his latest collection

Poetry in motion: A US-based poet walks, smells and tastes Cairo in his latest collection

Maged Zaher’s latest collection of poems, “The Revolution Happened and You Didn’t Call Me,” is a slim, postcard-shaped volume of…
‘The Virus is Spreading’: Safarkhan’s next show takes them out of their comfort zone

‘The Virus is Spreading’: Safarkhan’s next show takes them out of their comfort zone

Ganzeer has been pretty much living in Safarkhan gallery since 7 September. First he was hanging wooden panels of varying shapes and…
Artist Mina Farouk explores nature through negative space

Artist Mina Farouk explores nature through negative space

Upon entering Unloaded, Mina Farouk’s first solo exhibition, one is instantly drawn into the artist’s world. The intricate patterns of…
Luxor’s ‘Secret’ film festival

Luxor’s ‘Secret’ film festival

LUXOR — When it was first pitched to the National Cinema Center, one of the main selling points of the…
Wasted opportunities: An overview of the Luxor Egyptian and European Film Festival

Wasted opportunities: An overview of the Luxor Egyptian and European Film Festival

LUXOR — And so begins a new age; one in which Egypt would again emerge as the cinema capital of…
‘A revolution of the imagination’ – Rethinking cultural policies

‘A revolution of the imagination’ – Rethinking cultural policies

A few days after the Mohamed Mahmoud graffiti was whitewashed by the state, causing outrage and concerns among cultural circles…
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