Egyptians in the UK celebrated Mubarak's ouster along with their compatriots in Tahrir Square. That being said, voter turnout among UK-based expats was surprisingly low this week
On the day that Hosni Mubarak stepped down when countless numbers were (...)
A well-known media broadcaster and radical activist and feminist who stood up to pro-Mubarak figures in the state-ownedRadio andTV Union, Bothaina Kamel is the only woman to run in Egypt's presidential elections.
Born in 1962 in Cairo,she graduated (...)
“I am 10 years old, I am Oscar,” begins the first letter of this play of letters. “I didn't know you were there before.”
Oscar writes to God, but he doesn't have the address; he keeps writing anyway, signing off with “until next time.” Oscar is a (...)
The world is plunged into darkness. Confusion reigns.
Five characters, three men and two women, wander blindly, bumping into one another; they mourn their lives, reminisce, panic, and struggle to find hope. In a sense, the “Time of the Shadow” play, (...)
Space is never something that people simply use; we make meaning out of space through how we use it. And the revolution has seen a transformation in public space. That it is no longer surprising to see public walls – even those of Cairo's (...)
Counter-revolution meets revolution in Egypt, both in the name of revolution. It is then, somewhat perversely, in the name of protecting the revolution that teargas, rubber coated bullets and live ammunition are directed at revolutionaries, that (...)
Even before 2011, there had been a growing focus on youth in Egypt; and now with the unfolding revolution, catchy terms like "youth," "participation" and "empowerment" are repeated everywhere. But what is interesting — and important — is how art (...)