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The found art of voting

The found art of voting

Over the past weeks, a lot of Cairo's ordinary objects have been transformed by their participation in the revolution. Street…
Writing, teaching, living: Egyptian novelist Radwa Ashour

Writing, teaching, living: Egyptian novelist Radwa Ashour

Celebrated author Radwa Ashour, whose Granada trilogy was voted one of the top 100 literary works by the Arab Writers…
Egyptian wins children’s literature prize

Egyptian wins children’s literature prize

Egyptian media figure Afaf Tabbalah recently won the Sheikh Zayed Children's Literature award.
Fatima Hanem Chahin: Photographer of Egypt’s revolutionary past

Fatima Hanem Chahin: Photographer of Egypt’s revolutionary past

The photographic archive of Fatima Hanem Chahin is a treasure trove that includes thousands of pictures she took throughout the…
Google commemorates Arab music icon

Google commemorates Arab music icon

Google is celebrating the 129th anniversary of Sayyed Darwish, an Egyptian musician born on 17 March, 1892, in the city…
Third annual Cairo Jazz Festival starts today

Third annual Cairo Jazz Festival starts today

For all those who’ve had their fill of revolution-themed songs and patriotic anthems, the Cairo Jazz Festival will be a…
Egypt’s Museums XVV: ‘Our open-air museum’

Egypt’s Museums XVV: ‘Our open-air museum’

Since 25 January, Egypt’s many museums and archaeological sites have been the victims of looting. Yesterday, it was announced that…
The Homo Sapiens Report: Michael Wadleigh on the future of Egypt

The Homo Sapiens Report: Michael Wadleigh on the future of Egypt

Amid heated debates on the Egyptian Constitution and two weeks before the referendum on proposed amendments to it, Academy Award-winning…
Azbakeya Book Fair picks up where Cairo Book Fair left off

Azbakeya Book Fair picks up where Cairo Book Fair left off

When the Cairo International Book Fair became a casualty of the revolution, the book merchants of Azbakeya Market decided to…
Egypt’s uprising inspires and liberates local filmmakers

Egypt’s uprising inspires and liberates local filmmakers

Following the fall of the Mubarak regime, Egyptian artists have been quick to embrace their previously denied right of freedom…
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