In a small cell in South Cairo Court Complex, a 12-year-old child sat behind bars awaiting his hearing earlier this month. Mohamed Gomaa, a student in his second preparatory year, held his bandaged hand in pain. A hospital doctor would later confirm (...)
It is not often that a movie lingers long after the credits have rolled. Much like an intense personal experience, Incendies is the kind of film that leaves you emotionally drained, and haunts you for days on end.
The Oscar-nominated movie opens (...)
Bassem Youssef introduced a special brand of political satire to post-revolutionary Egypt. In his Internet debut in March, on the video-sharing website YouTube, Youssef humorously exposed Egyptian State Television's bizarre coverage of the (...)
Palestine is often associated with images of occupation, violence and a humanitarian crisis. Amidst the darkness, young musician Nai Al-Barghouti emerges as a delightful reminder that art can never be silenced
As part of the cultural organisation, (...)
Ramadan in Egypt has recently become synonymous withthe television series, Mosalsalat. From the 40 television series competing for viewership this month, Citizen X (El Mowaten X) stands out as a favourite, and according to director Osman Abu Laban, (...)
At the unofficial revolutionary art gallery, a selection of drawings and caricatures are plastered outside the glass wall of thenowinfamous Tahrir KFC restaurant.
Drawing up a piece that expresses his feelings about Egypt's current military (...)
With the sit-in in Tahrir Square growing as a community, protesters can now reflect on how far they have come and relive the inspiring moments they have shared by watching footage from the revolution on Tahrir Cinema's screen
With art and (...)
The infamous mishaps and absurdities of Egyptian State Television have left their mark on the population raised watching it. The “Maspero” exhibition, which opened on Saturday, 9 July at Darb 1718, invites artists and attendees to reflect on how it (...)
Over the past two decades Electronica has slowly, but surely made its way into the Egyptian music scene. Today some of the home-grown talents make it to the international arena and release their LP albums. The Egyptian Electronic Music Festival (...)
While the world watches the conflict in Libya and the attendant crisis, at El Sawy Culturewheel a group of Libyan activists have decided to present Egypt with an altogether different outcome – previously buried talent is finally emerging, out of the (...)