Culture
Master Mimz: a Moroccan woman raps on the Egyptian revolution
February 25, 2011
Master Mimz: a Moroccan woman raps on the Egyptian revolution
“Back Down Mubarak!” is in essence what millions of protestors have been chanting in a unified voice for the 18…
‘Sanctum’: Plumbing the depths of forgetability
February 24, 2011
‘Sanctum’: Plumbing the depths of forgetability
In 1988, a team of 15 explorers descended approximately 80 kilometers into a gigantic and elaborate network of uncharted caves…
Choir captures Tahrir revolution’s Utopian vibe
February 23, 2011
Choir captures Tahrir revolution’s Utopian vibe
Ever since Egyptians took to the streets on 25 January to overthrow the Hosni Mubarak regime, people have tried to…
Egypt’s Museums XVIII: The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities in Turin
February 23, 2011
Egypt’s Museums XVIII: The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities in Turin
“The road to Memphis and Thebes passes through Turin,” wrote the decipherer of Egyptian hieroglyphs Jean-François Champollion when he came…
Album review: Garraya, by Maurice Louca
February 22, 2011
Album review: Garraya, by Maurice Louca
There’s music you can dance to, and there’s music you can unwind to. And then there’s music you actually need…
Acclaimed novelist praises revolution, blasts regime holdovers at book-signing
February 21, 2011
Acclaimed novelist praises revolution, blasts regime holdovers at book-signing
On Sunday evening, a crowd of about one hundred expatriates, foreign journalists and Anglophone Egyptians congregated between the bookshelves of…
Andree Chedid: A literary bridge between East and West
February 20, 2011
Andree Chedid: A literary bridge between East and West
On 6 February, as Tahrir Square resonated with freedom chants and democracy demands, the French-Lebanese poet and novelist Andree Chedid…
One book fair closes, another one opens
February 19, 2011
One book fair closes, another one opens
Egyptian publishers potentially had much to mourn after the Publishers Association announced on Wednesday that the 43rd Cairo International Book…
Sit-ins continue at Cairo Opera House
February 17, 2011
Sit-ins continue at Cairo Opera House
Contrary to what’s been reported in several newspapers on Wednesday 16 February, the sit-ins at the Cairo Opera House continue…
Revolutionary music: Rap up
February 15, 2011
Revolutionary music: Rap up
As Tahrir rapidly imposed itself as the epicenter of the Egyptian revolution and a space of peaceful demonstrations, a frenzy…