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This piece was written for Egypt Independent’s final weekly print edition, which was banned from going to press. We offer you…

This piece was written for Egypt Independent’s final weekly print edition, which was banned from going to press. We offer you…

As they walked out from “I’m Nobody’s Shadow” onto the streets of the ancient city of Tunis, audiences couldn’t help…

 

ALEXANDRIA — Lurking in the shadows of the many shoddy post-revolution films on Egypt lies a story not many people…

Only a few months after the launch of “The Time of Beautiful Melancholy,” author Omar Taher graced his avid readers with…

Whether you want to dance the drunken night away, or wallow in solitary self-pity, Bahr Abu Greisha is your man.…

The crowd gathers quickly. In a burst of color and sound, the troupe drums, sings and dances, leading the growing…

The Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival offers in its final week an exciting program for the community of Downtown Cairo.  …

It’s not shaaby, and it’s not moulid music. It’s a mahragan, or a “festival,” and Sadat should know, considering he’s…