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Laugh in the face of your jailers

Laugh in the face of your jailers

It was sometime between the months of March and May 2002 when a curfew was imposed on Ramallah, making daily…
Survivor

Survivor

Since 17 April, some 2000 prisoners in Israeli jails embarked on an open-ended hunger strike to protest the conditions of…
Ajam Band retrieves and reproduces Iranian musical heritage

Ajam Band retrieves and reproduces Iranian musical heritage

Ajam Band is not just a musical group; it is a project of cultural preservation and revitalization. Their music is…
At ‘Samar,’ regional activists tell stories of revolution

At ‘Samar,’ regional activists tell stories of revolution

A Bahraini doctor, a female Yemeni writer and an Egyptian football player were sitting on a stage last week to…
What will art do about change? Oh wait, but what is change?

What will art do about change? Oh wait, but what is change?

In his lecture performance at the Alexandria Contemporary Art Forum’s symposium “Times are changing, what will art do about it?”…
Al-Azhar objects to film on Prophet Mohamed

Al-Azhar objects to film on Prophet Mohamed

  Al-Azhar rejected and expressed deep concern over Iran’s intention to produce a movie that personifies the Prophet Mohamed and…
Profile: Ghada Khalifa challenges convention in her poems

Profile: Ghada Khalifa challenges convention in her poems

Ghada Khalifa began as an amateur poet. “I first made an exhibition of my paintings. I wrote some text for…
Independent heritage initiatives: A first step to linking communities to their own histories

Independent heritage initiatives: A first step to linking communities to their own histories

  Since the 18th century, Egypt has had a public authority responsible for the registration, inventory and security of its…
Backstage at the premiere of the AfriCairo Music Festival

Backstage at the premiere of the AfriCairo Music Festival

The politics were somber, the mood was buoyant. The audience was small, about half the capacity of the El Sawy…
A walk through the Institut d’Egypte wreckage

A walk through the Institut d’Egypte wreckage

Since the Institut d'Egypte burned down in December during clashes resulting from a sit-in by the cabinet being violently dispersed…
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