Culture
Iraqi ancient Christian city of Hira lies neglected
May 28, 2012
Iraqi ancient Christian city of Hira lies neglected
A stone's throw from Iraq's Shia holy city of Najaf's airport, the remains of the celebrated ancient Christian city of…
Blog: Trapped with the Field Marshal’s puppet
May 27, 2012
Blog: Trapped with the Field Marshal’s puppet
A puppet can quickly spark controversy; that’s what happened on Saturday evening at the “Meetphool: Mime, Clown and Street performance”…
Conversing with the city in the Egypt Photo Marathon
May 27, 2012
Conversing with the city in the Egypt Photo Marathon
The Egypt Photo Marathon is a mental and visual challenge, a game in which the competition is equal parts endurance…
Much ado about ‘Dunia’
May 24, 2012
Much ado about ‘Dunia’
Although filmmaker Jocelyne Saab was born and raised and is based in Beirut, her filmmaking career has also centered on…
Conversations about Cairo, from the virtual world into the city
May 23, 2012
Conversations about Cairo, from the virtual world into the city
We live in Cairo. We live Cairo. We walk it, drive it, breathe it, choke on it. Sometimes if we…
In other words: Why is Mutanabbi so rarely translated into English?
May 22, 2012
In other words: Why is Mutanabbi so rarely translated into English?
“Give me verse like that, give me a poet like Abu Tayeb al-Mutanabbi, and I’ll go with you to the…
Digital media brings erotic books out of the closet
May 21, 2012
Digital media brings erotic books out of the closet
It seems like yesterday that women's erotica was something to be read in private under the sheets. But no more.…
Alternative News Agency creates a space for an important conversation
May 20, 2012
Alternative News Agency creates a space for an important conversation
Since the Alternative News Agency (ANA), a workshop and publication project organized by the Contemporary Image Collective (CIC), was first…
The obsessions of Mashrou Leila
May 20, 2012
The obsessions of Mashrou Leila
I first heard of Mashrou Leila sometime last year, after the ouster of Hosni Mubarak. There was a YouTube clip…
‘The World is a Comical Novel’: Man between free will and fate
May 19, 2012
‘The World is a Comical Novel’: Man between free will and fate
The “Be changed and bring about change” festival, held at downtown Cairo’s Metropolis Theater, presented its final play, "The World…