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Masry Asly Festival sets out to encourage new filmmakers

Masry Asly Festival sets out to encourage new filmmakers

As documentary filmmaking and photography appear to be booming in Egypt, a new project has come along to provide some…
One year into the revolution, revisiting ‘Policing and Prisons in the Middle East’

One year into the revolution, revisiting ‘Policing and Prisons in the Middle East’

As the revolution's first-year anniversary approaches on 25 January, a national holiday that usually commemorates Police Day, a book on…
Reporting a revolution: A timely remembrance

Reporting a revolution: A timely remembrance

Al-Masry Media Cooperation, which also publishes Egypt Independent, recently premiered its first documentary, called “Al Thawra…Khabar,” or “Reporting a Revolution.”
The revolution in my head

The revolution in my head

Remember the world map hanging on your classroom wall? You must have gathered around it with friends, trying to locate…
Festival reading of Salman Rushdie’s novel ‘The Satanic Verses’ stirs anger in India

Festival reading of Salman Rushdie’s novel ‘The Satanic Verses’ stirs anger in India

Muslim activists in India on Saturday said they would lodge a complaint with police after Salman Rushdie's novel "The Satanic…
Who is it that was murdered?

Who is it that was murdered?

Tangier, Morocco─The 13th Tangier Film Festival, which kicked off on 12 January, showcased the latest short and feature-length productions in…
A dystopic utopia

A dystopic utopia

The Contemporary Image Collective downtown space was close to bursting on Wednesday night. Visitors packed into the gallery’s meeting space…
Culture minister claims Islamists refuse to engage with govt

Culture minister claims Islamists refuse to engage with govt

Culture Minister Shaker Abdel Hamid said Wednesday that his attempts to engage Islamist groups in dialogue have not fared as…
Aslan draws his final portrait in ‘Two-Bedroom Apartment’

Aslan draws his final portrait in ‘Two-Bedroom Apartment’

A two-bedroom apartment might seem like a tiny space to write about, but iconic writer Ibrahim Aslan, who died last…
Shayma Kamel’s theater of collage

Shayma Kamel’s theater of collage

When Shayma Kamel speaks about her work, she laughs a lot. She has rolled up into her painting-collages a whole…
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