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An Ant’s Cry: Egyptian film ‘Sarkhet Namla’ tackles poverty and the revolution

An Ant’s Cry: Egyptian film ‘Sarkhet Namla’ tackles poverty and the revolution

Why would an ant cry when it has so few demands in life? That is the question that director Sameh Abdel…
Pre-revolution play foretells of a furious rebellion

Pre-revolution play foretells of a furious rebellion

Artists Mostafa and Amr Eissa have been gearing their artistic talents toward political activism of late. Last week, they showed…
Cultural dialogue postponed due to regime figure participation

Cultural dialogue postponed due to regime figure participation

A dialogue on culture scheduled to take place among Egyptian intellectuals was postponed due to the participation of cultural figures…
Taxi of Knowledge: Reading on the road

Taxi of Knowledge: Reading on the road

Next time you ride into a white cab in Cairo, go through the small book collection attached to the driver’s…
The ‘Korean wave’ hits Dar al-Kotob

The ‘Korean wave’ hits Dar al-Kotob

Since May, 4000 Korean books and DVDs have occupied some of the stacks of Cairo’s biggest public library, Dar al-Kotob.…
RGB: It’s not about the music

RGB: It’s not about the music

A staccato of scratchy sounds and droning two-note melodies came out from the two laptops of Yara Mekawie and Ola…
Tunisian film on virginity stirs debate at Cairo screening

Tunisian film on virginity stirs debate at Cairo screening

Last week, the Tunisian documentary “National Hymen” was screened at the Rawabet Theater in downtown Cairo, attracting hundreds of audience…
Osama Dorra: The voice of an angry former Brother

Osama Dorra: The voice of an angry former Brother

“We, Muslim Brotherhood youth, were banned and chained. And we weren't better off within the group. They [group leaders] always…
Messages from Tahrir, revolutionary photography

Messages from Tahrir, revolutionary photography

Former President Hosni Mubarak was sent the same message in a variety of different ways: high quality posters, ragged cardboard,…
SODIC’s sculpture symposium produces art for desert road

SODIC’s sculpture symposium produces art for desert road

Thanks to Egypt’s third largest listed real-estate developer, SODIC, a slew of metal sculptures six to nine meters high will…
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