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Inmate killed, 6 injured while escaping Cairo prison
Egypt

Inmate killed, 6 injured while escaping Cairo prison

An inmate was killed and six injured as clashes erupted among security forces in charge of the Cairo appeal prison…
Popular committees from across Egypt convene in Tahrir
Egypt

Popular committees from across Egypt convene in Tahrir

Popular committees from around Egypt met in a demonstration in Tahrir Square on Friday afternoon in an attempt to inaugurate…
Tahrir initiative seeks to launch Egypt development efforts
Life & Style

Tahrir initiative seeks to launch Egypt development efforts

Cairo’s Tahrir Square, the central gathering point for recent protests that resulted in former President Hosni Mubarak’s ouster, on Thursday,…
Force Majeure: How can we curate democratically?
Art news

Force Majeure: How can we curate democratically?

In 2009 the HaRaKa Dance Research and Development Project, then in its fourth year, began collaborating with international artists on…
Remaking Cairo from below
Opinion

Remaking Cairo from below

The rush to erect a monument to mark the revolution and the martyrs in Tahrir Square is an insult to…
Egypt’s Museums: From Egyptian Museum to ‘torture chamber’
Archaeology

Egypt’s Museums: From Egyptian Museum to ‘torture chamber’

Most Egyptians would agree that the 25 January revolution deserves a place in the Egyptian Museum — the most prominent…
The revolution reshapes Egyptian cinema
Cinema/TV

The revolution reshapes Egyptian cinema

“After 25 January, Egypt changed,” has become a common pronouncement. And Egyptian cinema has started to adjust. Before the revolution,…
Egypt beyond Mubarak
Opinion

Egypt beyond Mubarak

I’ve sometimes wished I was a fly on the Mubaraks' living-room wall watching the drama unfold. I pictured the former…
No citizenship without social justice
Opinion

No citizenship without social justice

Since the adoption of neoliberal policies in the 1980s, many countries have suffered from inequality even though they have enjoyed…
Book review: Gamal’s gang
Books

Book review: Gamal’s gang

The Fall of the Inheritor's Gang (Konouz, 2011) by journalist Hamada Emam discusses the rise of Gamal Mubarak and the…
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