25 January

Threads of ‘Narrating the Arab Spring’
Archaeology

Threads of ‘Narrating the Arab Spring’

Many of us have spoken and thought of those we wished were present to witness — and perhaps participate in — the…
‘The Summit’ offers Italian insights into Egypt’s revolution
Cinema/TV

‘The Summit’ offers Italian insights into Egypt’s revolution

As the brutality of police and military forces against protesters has increased across the Arab World over the past year,…
Radwa Ashour on the train of images of the Egyptian revolution
Archaeology

Radwa Ashour on the train of images of the Egyptian revolution

“I will speak Arabic.” Those were Radwa Ashour’s first words for the keynote speech in the “Narrating the Arab Spring”…
A shy marketer with a mission
Books

A shy marketer with a mission

A handful of minor international celebrities have risen out of the uprising that heaved through the country a year ago,…
Update: 40,000 protest against military rule in Tahrir Square
Egypt

Update: 40,000 protest against military rule in Tahrir Square

Around 40,000 demonstrators congregated in Tahrir Square Friday evening, after 14 marches from neighborhoods around Cairo arrived in the symbolic…
SCAF supporters and opponents face-off at Qatar event
Egypt

SCAF supporters and opponents face-off at Qatar event

Organizers of a ceremony in Qatar on Wednesday exchanged verbal crossfire with Egyptian citizens in attendance. The ceremony was to…
Criminal court acquits officer in case of murdered protester
Egypt

Criminal court acquits officer in case of murdered protester

North Cairo Criminal Court acquitted on Thursday Captain Islam Saeed Hafez, an officer at the Ain Shams police department, of…
‘Songs for Tahrir’: Music for and from liberation
Art news

‘Songs for Tahrir’: Music for and from liberation

Most times that Palestinian artist and musician Reem Kelani was in Tahrir Square, she took her tape recorder along. She…
Graffiti week returns with calls to resume revolution
Art news

Graffiti week returns with calls to resume revolution

In the run-up to the anniversary of the 25 January revolution, a street art campaign dubbed “Mad Graffiti Week” spread…
Update: Protesters defy bad weather, continue flocking to Tahrir
Egypt

Update: Protesters defy bad weather, continue flocking to Tahrir

Egyptians continue to flock to Cairo's Tahrir Square where the uprising that toppled former President Hosni Mubarak broke out a…
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