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The Pop-Up Hackerspace is infectiously inventive

The Pop-Up Hackerspace is infectiously inventive

Usually, the word “hacker” brings to mind lonely, late-night computing and the ability to break through virtual walls, often employed…
Comedic actor Fouad Khalil dies at 72

Comedic actor Fouad Khalil dies at 72

Actor Fouad Khalil died Monday after a long battle with illness. He was 72. Khalil spent his last few days…
Audience becomes the performers in ‘OK OK’ and ‘GuruGuru’

Audience becomes the performers in ‘OK OK’ and ‘GuruGuru’

It is difficult to describe exactly what you are doing when you go to one of Ant Hampton’s theater pieces.…
In other words: The things a word carries

In other words: The things a word carries

“Muslim” and “Moslem” are nothing more than “two different spellings of the same word,” according to the US-based Center for…
Documenting history to depose the regime

Documenting history to depose the regime

Many attempts to document Egypt's 25 January revolution have been made over the past year. The American University in Cairo's…
What would you rather be if you ‘weren’t Egyptian’?

What would you rather be if you ‘weren’t Egyptian’?

Many people excitedly followed the clownfish air swimmers' ads when they first came out a few years back. Few expected…
Antiquities Ministry demands halt of building construction in Alexandria

Antiquities Ministry demands halt of building construction in Alexandria

The Antiquities Ministry requested that drilling next to Alexandria’s Greco-Roman museum be stopped. Construction is taking place on a governorate…
‘I am Not There’ has a strong presence

‘I am Not There’ has a strong presence

A wall of text can be daunting to confront in the context of an art exhibition. It asks the viewer…
Can the Red List protect Egypt’s cultural heritage?

Can the Red List protect Egypt’s cultural heritage?

The much-celebrated scene of protesters creating a human shield around the Egyptian Museum in Cairo in the early days of…
Experiments in being human: Contemporary dance at Falaki Theater

Experiments in being human: Contemporary dance at Falaki Theater

The set is spare and other-worldly, consisting of a space-age silver backdrop and a variety of everyday objects; the movements…
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