Almost every reader on the planet is familiar in some way with the epic “1,001 Nights.” We know of Sultan Shahryar, who, heartbroken by his wife's infidelity, remarries every night only to kill his new bride at the first break of dawn.
That was at (...)
Sadly, Sama Waly's video installation in Photo Cairo 5 was removed before the show came to an end due to technical problems, but the eeriness it left those who got to see it persisted long after it had gone.
A looped video of Waly sitting with a (...)
Childish fear was the emotion that artist Noura Seif sought to evoke with “Boody,” a collection of drawings and sculptures installed in the back room of the Contemporary Image Collective's exhibition space as part of PhotoCairo 5 over the past (...)
The official motto of the Munich Olympic Games in 1972 was "Die Heiteren Spiele," or The Happy Games. The Federal Republic of Germany wanted to send out a positive image of itself, one of hope and peaceful coexistence after decades of struggle.
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As we approach the first anniversary of the 25 January revolution, the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) is likely to offer the Egyptian people “gifts”; concessions to deter them from taking to the streets again, writes columnist (...)
The Egyptian press on Tuesday celebrates Egypt's “first” parliamentary elections in decades, praising the high turnout of voters and the role of the armed forces in securing polling stations, despite reported irregularities. Several papers cite (...)
The Supreme Administrative Court ruled Tuesday that Egyptians living abroad should be allowed to vote in the upcoming parliamentary elections from the headquarters of accredited Egyptian diplomatic missions, a decision that has been celebrated by (...)
As clashes erupted on Sunday night between military forces and a group of mostly Coptic protesters demonstrating against sectarian attacks, questions were raised about the impartiality of Egypt's state-run media.
Minister of Information Osama Haikal (...)
News about the ongoing trial of toppled President Hosni Mubarak, his sons, former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly, and six of his aides continues to dominate the front pages of most newspapers, with the top story being Judge Ahmed Refaat's decision (...)
The 26 June clashes at Tahrir Square between security forces and families of protesters killed during the 25 January revolution continue to cast a shadow on ongoing events. Calls for purging the Interior Ministry and accelerating the trials of (...)
The Venice Biennale has always been a political event, at which government institutions select artworks to “represent” them through national pavilions.
The case of Egypt is no different. The new government after the 1952 revolution purchased a piece (...)
On Friday morning, the common word on the street and on various Egyptian news channels was that the Tahrir Square pro-democracy demonstrations had been hijacked by the Muslim Brotherhood, militant Islamists and foreign infiltrators.
Demonstrators at (...)