Culture
Architecture: ‘The Sultan’s Fountain’ and the restoration of a sabil-kuttab
January 29, 2012
Architecture: ‘The Sultan’s Fountain’ and the restoration of a sabil-kuttab
Throughout Egypt’s history, access to water has been essential to the development of its cities and towns. It is no…
‘Songs for Tahrir’: Music for and from liberation
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
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…
Blog: Trapped within the walls of the Mubarak regime
January 25, 2012
Blog: Trapped within the walls of the Mubarak regime
A young man with a brush painting the Egyptian flag and writing the revolution's slogans on the walls was one…
Masry Asly Festival sets out to encourage new filmmakers
January 24, 2012
Masry Asly Festival sets out to encourage new filmmakers
As documentary filmmaking and photography appear to be booming in Egypt, a new project has come along to provide some…
One year into the revolution, revisiting ‘Policing and Prisons in the Middle East’
January 24, 2012
One year into the revolution, revisiting ‘Policing and Prisons in the Middle East’
As the revolution's first-year anniversary approaches on 25 January, a national holiday that usually commemorates Police Day, a book on…
Reporting a revolution: A timely remembrance
January 23, 2012
Reporting a revolution: A timely remembrance
Al-Masry Media Cooperation, which also publishes Egypt Independent, recently premiered its first documentary, called “Al Thawra…Khabar,” or “Reporting a Revolution.”
The revolution in my head
January 22, 2012
The revolution in my head
Remember the world map hanging on your classroom wall? You must have gathered around it with friends, trying to locate…
Festival reading of Salman Rushdie’s novel ‘The Satanic Verses’ stirs anger in India
January 21, 2012
Festival reading of Salman Rushdie’s novel ‘The Satanic Verses’ stirs anger in India
Muslim activists in India on Saturday said they would lodge a complaint with police after Salman Rushdie's novel "The Satanic…
Who is it that was murdered?
January 21, 2012
Who is it that was murdered?
Tangier, Morocco─The 13th Tangier Film Festival, which kicked off on 12 January, showcased the latest short and feature-length productions in…