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‘Sing Egyptian Women’ showcases local talent

‘Sing Egyptian Women’ showcases local talent

Sixteen Egyptian women took to El Sawy Culture Wheel’s River Hall stage in front of a packed audience on Saturday…
Paint your home to soothe your psyche

Paint your home to soothe your psyche

Painting the walls of your home may seem like one of the quickest ways to update your interior design scheme,…
A new generation of Saudi artists emerges with Edge of Arabia

A new generation of Saudi artists emerges with Edge of Arabia

The Edge of Arabia group, a loose coalition of contemporary artists from Saudi Arabia, has birthed a powerful and experimental…
‘Female graffiti’ commemorates first anniversary of virginity tests

‘Female graffiti’ commemorates first anniversary of virginity tests

Activists have created a Facebook page entitled “Noun al-Neswa,” which aims at breaking some social taboos related to women in…
Cairo’s Music Freedom Day celebrations break ‘taboos’

Cairo’s Music Freedom Day celebrations break ‘taboos’

Since the 25 January revolution broke out last year, many musicians have been looking to Egypt for inspiration and at…
Archaeologists discover name of lost pharaonic king

Archaeologists discover name of lost pharaonic king

Archaeologists have discovered the name of a previously unknown pharaonic king from the 17th dynasty, Antiquities Minister Mohamed Ibrahim Ali…
‘A Tunisian Tale’: A grim delight

‘A Tunisian Tale’: A grim delight

The spark at the center of Hassouna Mosbahi’s short novel, “A Tunisian Tale,” is a human immolation. As in the…
Photo show captures Bob Dylan as young rock star

Photo show captures Bob Dylan as young rock star

Rare photographs of Bob Dylan, shot over a year-long period in the mid-1960s, go on show in Paris next week…
Contemporary dance at Townhouse: The close gaze

Contemporary dance at Townhouse: The close gaze

Karima Mansour and Daria Gusberti’s multimedia dance performance, “Whilst closely gazing at the soup...” is not to be missed. The…
Traveling under ‘The Seven Skies’

Traveling under ‘The Seven Skies’

“He who passes place and time lightly, Doesn’t let place enslave him, or time waste him” (From “The Beauty of…
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