revolution
Inmate killed, 6 injured while escaping Cairo prison
Egypt
April 25, 2011
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
April 23, 2011
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
April 23, 2011
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
April 23, 2011
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
April 21, 2011
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
April 20, 2011
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
April 18, 2011
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
April 16, 2011
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
April 15, 2011
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
April 13, 2011
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…