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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”).…
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…
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