Culture
Egypt’s revolution inspires Egyptian cartoonists
April 8, 2011
Egypt’s revolution inspires Egyptian cartoonists
On 16 January, two days after Tunisia’s Zine El Abidine Ben Ali resigned, Mohamed Tawfik drew a simple cartoon. In…
Tahrir Square at AUC
April 6, 2011
Tahrir Square at AUC
A transparent plastic tent decorated with an Egyptian flag erected over a couple of blankets is the highlight of the…
Graffiti claims Alexandria’s walls
April 5, 2011
Graffiti claims Alexandria’s walls
In recent weeks, Alexandria’s corniche has been the site of a remarkable artistic phenomenon. Young activists have used graffiti to…
Ramy Essam: The Singer of the Revolution
April 4, 2011
Ramy Essam: The Singer of the Revolution
After eight years spent trying to break into the music business, it took less than two weeks for Ramy Essam…
Book review: Mubarak’s regime rehashed
April 4, 2011
Book review: Mubarak’s regime rehashed
Mohamed El-Baz's new book, "The Last Pharoah," discusses the reign, corruption and eventual fall of former President Hosni Mubarak. But…
‘Solitaire’: A play on identity
April 3, 2011
‘Solitaire’: A play on identity
Last week at downtown’s Rawabet Theater, the Egyptian writer, theater director and founder of Sabeel for the Arts, Dalia Basiouny,…
AUC opens the Tahrir Book Fair
April 1, 2011
AUC opens the Tahrir Book Fair
Yesterday, near Tahrir square--the place that witnessed the first spark of the revolution--The American University in Cairo Press opened its…
‘Revolutions everywhere’: Egypt’s novelists shift the red lines
March 31, 2011
‘Revolutions everywhere’: Egypt’s novelists shift the red lines
The red lines that box in Egypt’s literary scene have both lightened and darkened under the 30-year Mubarak regime. Space…
‘Freedom Painters’ bring new life to Nasr City walls
March 30, 2011
‘Freedom Painters’ bring new life to Nasr City walls
This time last year, Hajj Sueilam would sit in his Nasr City cigarette kiosk and look out at a low…
Iranian documentaries: Propaganda, revolution, and stereotypes
March 29, 2011
Iranian documentaries: Propaganda, revolution, and stereotypes
The 2011 Cairo Documentary Festival, Egypt Rising, concluded its program on Saturday evening at the American University in Cairo’s Tahrir…