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Revolutionary music: The noise from Tahrir

Revolutionary music: The noise from Tahrir

Those who have witnessed recent Cairo protests know firsthand just how loud they can get. But as protesters continue to…
Revolutionary art: Tahrir Square becomes Cairo’s stage

Revolutionary art: Tahrir Square becomes Cairo’s stage

The past two weeks have seen Cairo’s Tahrir Square filled by mass protests and scarred by violence. Much of the…
Cultural renaissance in Tunisia: Freedom of speech and a witch hunt

Cultural renaissance in Tunisia: Freedom of speech and a witch hunt

The Tunisian revolution is less than two weeks old, and the country, despite the hasty creation of a transition government,…
Egypt’s Museums XVII: Bad propaganda at the Military Museum

Egypt’s Museums XVII: Bad propaganda at the Military Museum

There are two possible entrances to the National Military Museum. The first is a wide marble walkway, bisected by an…
Tache gallery opens in Designopolis

Tache gallery opens in Designopolis

Saturday marked the opening of Designopolis’s new gallery, Tache. Founders Taya El Zayad and Cherine Badrawy have developed the space…
Artists to watch: ‘Lyrical ambassadors’ Yassin Alsalman and Shadia Mansour

Artists to watch: ‘Lyrical ambassadors’ Yassin Alsalman and Shadia Mansour

Best known by the moniker the Narcicyst, artist Yassin Alsalman demonstrates the possibilities of non-violent resistance through hip-hop. The Iraqi-Canadian…
Bands to Watch: Puzzle

Bands to Watch: Puzzle

Halfway through a scholarly monologue on the misleading limitations of the term “experimental music,"  Wael el-Sayed, accordionist for new local…
Equal opportunity to create: New performances break the rules

Equal opportunity to create: New performances break the rules

After six days of dance performances and plays, the third edition of 2B Continued Laboratory and Festival ended its run…
Egypt’s Museums XVI: Competition in Qatar

Egypt’s Museums XVI: Competition in Qatar

On 30 December 2010, Mathaf: The Arab Museum of Modern Art in Doha, Qatar opened its doors to the public…
Women Entrepreneurs in Action: Aya Home Textiles

Women Entrepreneurs in Action: Aya Home Textiles

A family business of three generations started by Rafaat Akel, a Palestinian immigrant, is now the most stylish bedding and…
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