25 January
Threads of ‘Narrating the Arab Spring’
Archaeology
February 25, 2012
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
February 22, 2012
‘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
February 19, 2012
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
February 12, 2012
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
January 27, 2012
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
January 26, 2012
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
January 26, 2012
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
January 26, 2012
‘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
January 25, 2012
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
January 25, 2012
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…