Friday protest demands justice for those slain by the military on 9 October and condemns police brutality as revolutionary youth and Salafists attack the military council's rule ahead of Essam Atta's funeral procession to Tahrir
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The army and military police were behind barricades of barbed wire by the time the march on the headquarters of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces reached its premature end point outside Al-Nour Mosque in Abbassiya. There was a fire engine crew (...)
For over 10 years, Lebanese singer May Nasr has made a name for herself performing well known Arabic folk songs that dwell on the pain of dispossession and war while also driving at a hope for a better world.
Accompanied by a guitar, her voice (...)
When a pioneering artist in their field comes to town to give a few words about their career, it is a good idea to be there early for a seat in the front and center. Even better is to be a fan, shaking with the nervous excitement of being granted an (...)
ENO will change the way you think about electronic music and experimental film. This was always going to be a bold promise to live up to, but in one regard it did not disappoint. Earlier this week, Sawy Culture Wheel hosted an evening of (...)
Set among the grounds of celebrated Egyptian film director Ali Badrkhan's home in Haram is Badrkhan Bookstore, a new addition to Cairo's cultural venues.
Distinctive in its location outside the usual artistic environs of downtown and Zamalek, the (...)
There was no introduction to the screenings; the films simply started playing. Five short films by four young filmmakers were shown last Sunday at Rawabet Theater in Downtown Cairo, covering issues that ranged from autism to hypocrisy and the (...)