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Propaganda by Monuments: Art and revolution

Propaganda by Monuments: Art and revolution

On 25 May 2006, Angola launched the Icarus 13, the world’s first space mission to the sun. For two years,…
Celebrating Sayyed Darwish: Egypt’s revolutionary singer

Celebrating Sayyed Darwish: Egypt’s revolutionary singer

Alexandria--“That’s a major success,” said poet Hamdy Zidan, describing the large audience who came to the ceremony commemorating the 129th…
Book Review: ‘A cushion for your love’ offers nothing

Book Review: ‘A cushion for your love’ offers nothing

Saudi writer Zeinab Hefny published her latest book, “A Cushion for Your Love” earlier this year with Dar al-Saqi in…
Simple affordable ways to revive your home

Simple affordable ways to revive your home

Do you feel the need for some innovative changes to your home decoration, and all within your budget? Here are…
The Culture Corner: Taking books to the streets

The Culture Corner: Taking books to the streets

This Friday will see the launch of the Culture Corner—a “moving book fair” conceived and organized by independent, non-profit group…
The uses and abuses of history

The uses and abuses of history

On 17 December 2010, 26-year old Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire in Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia after the local authorities…
Egypt’s Museums: UNESCO to the rescue

Egypt’s Museums: UNESCO to the rescue

Although the Egyptian revolution has been full of highlights, the human shield that pro-democracy protesters formed spontaneously to protect the…
Mapping Subjectivity: Arab cinema tours the world

Mapping Subjectivity: Arab cinema tours the world

While the uprisings in the Arab world have scarcely left the television screens of global audiences in recent weeks, a…
AUC dims the lights for Cairo Documentary Festival, starting tonight

AUC dims the lights for Cairo Documentary Festival, starting tonight

For a while, it seemed as if the whole world were watching as the Egyptian revolution unfolded, the majority no…
‘In the Face of Canons’: Ahdaf Soueif on Palestine

‘In the Face of Canons’: Ahdaf Soueif on Palestine

Dar al-Shorouk recently republished Ahdaf Soueif’s book “Fe Mowagahat al-Madafei: Re’la Felestinia” (“In the Face of Canons: A Palestinian Trip”).…
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