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Iraqi ancient Christian city of Hira lies neglected

Iraqi ancient Christian city of Hira lies neglected

A stone's throw from Iraq's Shia holy city of Najaf's airport, the remains of the celebrated ancient Christian city of…
Blog: Trapped with the Field Marshal’s puppet

Blog: Trapped with the Field Marshal’s puppet

A puppet can quickly spark controversy; that’s what happened on Saturday evening at the “Meetphool: Mime, Clown and Street performance”…
Conversing with the city in the Egypt Photo Marathon

Conversing with the city in the Egypt Photo Marathon

The Egypt Photo Marathon is a mental and visual challenge, a game in which the competition is equal parts endurance…
Much ado about ‘Dunia’

Much ado about ‘Dunia’

Although filmmaker Jocelyne Saab was born and raised and is based in Beirut, her filmmaking career has also centered on…
Conversations about Cairo, from the virtual world into the city

Conversations about Cairo, from the virtual world into the city

We live in Cairo. We live Cairo. We walk it, drive it, breathe it, choke on it. Sometimes if we…
In other words: Why is Mutanabbi so rarely translated into English?

In other words: Why is Mutanabbi so rarely translated into English?

“Give me verse like that, give me a poet like Abu Tayeb al-Mutanabbi, and I’ll go with you to the…
Digital media brings erotic books out of the closet

Digital media brings erotic books out of the closet

It seems like yesterday that women's erotica was something to be read in private under the sheets. But no more.…
Alternative News Agency creates a space for an important conversation

Alternative News Agency creates a space for an important conversation

Since the Alternative News Agency (ANA), a workshop and publication project organized by the Contemporary Image Collective (CIC), was first…
The obsessions of Mashrou Leila

The obsessions of Mashrou Leila

I first heard of Mashrou Leila sometime last year, after the ouster of Hosni Mubarak. There was a YouTube clip…
‘The World is a Comical Novel’: Man between free will and fate

‘The World is a Comical Novel’: Man between free will and fate

The “Be changed and bring about change” festival, held at downtown Cairo’s Metropolis Theater, presented its final play, "The World…
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