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Failing transience: Three short films about migrants are interesting, but more is needed

Failing transience: Three short films about migrants are interesting, but more is needed

Abderrahim lives near the Turin migrant detention center he was previously held in. While waiting to see if he will…
Top five furniture destinations for the bride-to-be

Top five furniture destinations for the bride-to-be

Putting together a comfortable and fashionable house that you will still love 10 years down the road can be one…
Beyond memory: Hadiya Hussein’s uniquely Iraqi story of non-love and loss

Beyond memory: Hadiya Hussein’s uniquely Iraqi story of non-love and loss

  Most of Iraq’s celebrated authors live and write outside their country: Fadhil al-Azzawi is in Berlin; Sinan Antoon is…
Critic’s pick: Haris Epaminonda’s ‘Tarahi II’

Critic’s pick: Haris Epaminonda’s ‘Tarahi II’

At the end of October, Haris Epaminonda’s video “Tarahi II” screened during the Arab Shorts Festival at the Goethe Institute…
Farewell Amal Kenawy

Farewell Amal Kenawy

Few artworks in the contemporary Egyptian art scene leave viewers, regardless of their backgrounds and tastes, in awe. The diverse…
Remembering the king of laughter

Remembering the king of laughter

Whenever the name of Abdel Salam al-Naboulsy is mentioned anywhere around the Arab world, people — whether young or old…
Jazz it up: Musical society seeks to revive a forgotten musical genre

Jazz it up: Musical society seeks to revive a forgotten musical genre

Many people are not aware of Egypt’s internationally recognized Free Jazz Ensemble, which was active during most of the second…
Ramadan ads you won’t forget

Ramadan ads you won’t forget

Every Ramadan, the ad scene seems to get more and more intense. Like the US during the Super Bowl, ad…
What’s in an image: Real thugs and Ramadan thugs

What’s in an image: Real thugs and Ramadan thugs

“What do you mean by thug, exactly?” was the first question on Gamal Saber’s mind when I asked him what…
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