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Glimpses of Mohamed Saleh’s life

Glimpses of Mohamed Saleh’s life

The latest collection of 19 poems titled La Shayaa Yadol ("Nothing Tells") from the late poet Mohamed Saleh was only…
Weekly International Book Digest

Weekly International Book Digest

Yemen: Dancing on the Heads of Snakes by Victoria Clark (Yale, 2010) 
Revisiting history with ‘Neighbors’

Revisiting history with ‘Neighbors’

Tahani Rached's latest film Giran (Neighbors) is a piercing dissection of the community of Garden City and an examination of…
Q&A with Emad Ismail: In search of space

Q&A with Emad Ismail: In search of space

Emad Ismail is a young, talented actor who began his career right after finishing law school in 1999. Since then,…
Clash of the Titans: An obsession with 3D

Clash of the Titans: An obsession with 3D

The only depth to Clash of the Titans is its third dimension, and the only similarity between this new version and…
The ongoing demonization of Egyptian Metalheads

The ongoing demonization of Egyptian Metalheads

Ever since its introduction to Egypt, heavy metal music and its fans have been perceived by many as being westernized,…
Neighbors: Garden City unveiled

Neighbors: Garden City unveiled

Director Tahani Rached returns to the screen in top form with Giran (Neighbors), a feature-length documentary about the neighborhood of…
No Go Nagi

No Go Nagi

Hundreds congregated at the Cairo Opera House Tuesday night in hopes of attending a lecture by Japanese anime and manga…
No happy endings in dictatorship

No happy endings in dictatorship

Directed by Ehab Lamei and produced by Hany William, this 94-minute film attempts to comically address the otherwise serious issues…
Unconventional sport with an environmental message

Unconventional sport with an environmental message

Last week, a group of young Egyptians engaged in an unconventional mix of acrobatic gymnastics and break dancing, known as…
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