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Fresh artistic voices emerge at ‘The Parenthesis Show’

Fresh artistic voices emerge at ‘The Parenthesis Show’

Over the past month, a hazy green light has emanated from a window of the Contemporary Image Collective, overlooking downtown’s…
The loss and gain of the self in Mufti’s ‘Toy of Fire’

The loss and gain of the self in Mufti’s ‘Toy of Fire’

From the onset, Algerian journalist and writer Bashir Mufti entangles the readers of "Toy of Fire" ("Domiat al-Nar") between reality…
Dark comedy: Is Adel Imam’s prison sentence the start of a worrying trend?

Dark comedy: Is Adel Imam’s prison sentence the start of a worrying trend?

There’s a reason why Adel Imam might soon find himself in a jail cell, although for most people it probably…
Pope Shenouda as a writer

Pope Shenouda as a writer

Displayed on the shelves of every church bookstore in Egypt is a collection of writings by the late Pope Shenouda…
Megawra brings Cairo’s young architects together

Megawra brings Cairo’s young architects together

A great amalgamation of art and engineering, architectural vision determines the spaces we live in and traverse. In Cairo, questions…
In photos: ‘Drawing through Walls’ reconnects downtown streets

In photos: ‘Drawing through Walls’ reconnects downtown streets

On 9 March, one year after military police forcefully dispersed a sit-in at Tahrir Square, arrested protesters and tried them…
Following the current of the city, Q&A with Rana ElNemr

Following the current of the city, Q&A with Rana ElNemr

Before Rana ElNemr began her celebrated artistic career, she worked as a photojournalist; a sense of journalistic documentation and examination…
At Greek festival, Israeli filmmakers focus on Palestinian conflict

At Greek festival, Israeli filmmakers focus on Palestinian conflict

THESSALONIKI, Greece — Several Israeli and Israeli-Palestinian co-productions were screened over the past week as part of the 14th Thessaloniki…
Drumming away, Han Bennink in Cairo

Drumming away, Han Bennink in Cairo

Han Bennink looks amazed to find himself under a bridge in Cairo. The famous Dutch drummer and multi-instrumentalist is making…
Telling the story of Egyptian jazz

Telling the story of Egyptian jazz

In 2007, I asked composer Amr Salah, the director of Cairo Jazz Festival, if he was trying to resist the…
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