Culture
Laugh in the face of your jailers
May 15, 2012
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…
Ajam Band retrieves and reproduces Iranian musical heritage
May 14, 2012
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
May 13, 2012
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?
May 11, 2012
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
May 10, 2012
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
May 10, 2012
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
May 9, 2012
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
May 8, 2012
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
May 7, 2012
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…