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Home accessorize or bust: What to buy and where in Cairo

Home accessorize or bust: What to buy and where in Cairo

Choosing the right house or apartment is just the start of a potentially long journey toward creating a truly pleasing…
Egypt vows to halt encroachment on archaeological sites

Egypt vows to halt encroachment on archaeological sites

Egyptian Antiquities Minister Zahi Hawass on Monday pledged his ministry’s cooperation with the military to remove all illegal encroachments from…
Photography exhibition brings the circus to Townhouse gallery

Photography exhibition brings the circus to Townhouse gallery

Walking into the Townhouse Gallery’s factory space, one does not typically expect to see knives flying in the air, clowns…
‘The Age of Freedom,’ censorship in post Mubarak Egypt

‘The Age of Freedom,’ censorship in post Mubarak Egypt

Last year, a group of independent lawyers tried to ban the publication of 1001 Arabian Nights, claiming that it was…
Cairo’s 11th Independent Film Festival offers a wealth of perspectives

Cairo’s 11th Independent Film Festival offers a wealth of perspectives

The courtyard of downtown’s Goethe Institute was overflowing Sunday evening as the 11th edition of Cairo’s Independent Film Festival opened…
Arab and Iranian films scoop trophies at Cannes festival

Arab and Iranian films scoop trophies at Cannes festival

Film makers from the Arab world and Iran have scooped three prizes at this year's Cannes International Film Festival.
Mad Graffiti Weekend challenges military tribunals

Mad Graffiti Weekend challenges military tribunals

More than a dozen artists and activists took to the streets of Cairo on Saturday night and Sunday to work…
Book review: The Traveler and the Innkeeper

Book review: The Traveler and the Innkeeper

Fadhil al-Azzawi’s The Traveler and the Innkeeper (American University Press, 2011, trans William M. Hutchins) treads much the same ground…
Gender revolution hits Arab world in ‘The Source’

Gender revolution hits Arab world in ‘The Source’

Cannes, France - In a remote village in North Africa, women use the only weapon they have - sex -…
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