Exhibition attempts to raise âRefugee Voicesâ
Through work by five photographers, the exhibition explores a side of refugeesâ lives in Egypt
Marwa Morgan
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Marwa is a journalist and street photographer interested in cultural identities and contemporary art. Her website is www.marwamorgan.com. Follow her on twitter @marwamorgan.
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Second-hand market offers Cairenes weekly bargains
Cars and busses dust the people as they rummage through the piled up products. Framed by broken wooden bars, sales partitions are buried in a narrow alley of one of Cairoâs cemeteries. In Souq Al-Gomaa (The Friday Market), a variety of second-hand products are sold, ranging from toys, books, cassette tapes and antiques to …
Dutch-Flemish Institute hosts lecture on âEnvironmental Justiceâ
Poor people are more vulnerable to negative effects of environmental problems
Cairo International Film Festival celebrates Egyptian director Henry Barakat
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Swiss Embassy launches permanent graffiti exhibition on its walls
Exhibition features paintings about identity from various perspectives
Activists launch legal guide for homosexuals in Egypt
Guide discusses violations against homosexuals by the police, employers and people in public places
Egyptian singer moves to Sweden seeking âsafe city residencyâ
Due to âcontinuous censorship of his musicâ, Ramy Essam leaves Egypt for two years but he is not seeking asylum
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Between power and defeat: Men in Egyptian film
Some films have been critical about some forms of masculinity, offering an âidealâ for men to aspire to
Reviving royal chocolate beverages
Scelerisque, the first company to specialise in chocolate beverages, opens its first shop in Cairo
Theatre performance depicts âstories of empty stomachsâ
Group of volunteer performers present true stories of detainees on hunger strike to protest against their âinhumane treatmentâ in prison
Initiative produces biodiesel from used cooking oil
Green Pan collects used vegetable oil from restaurants, hotels and houses to produce up to 2 tonnes of biodiesel daily
âAfter 10 years I Will Beâ: University graduate launches an âun-annoyingâ advertising agency
Ebrahim ElSafadi sells space for brand logos on his website
Dancers in Film: Changing depictions
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Coalition to Support Tahya Masr fund calls for closing cultural centres in Cairo, Alexandria
Coalitionâs secretary general says in statement that Turkish cultural centres are a âthreat to national securityâ
New report criticises freedom of expression during Al-Sisiâs presidency
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Transmissions of hope through Cairoâs satellite dishes
American writer and artist transforms âdepressingâ rusty dishes into brightly-coloured ones
Students propose recycled building material as solution to slum housing problem
Development project aims to build a community centre out of cheap, durable material
Underground musicians rise to the limelight
Independent bands move beyond live performances to talk shows, TV commercials and fame
Giving eyeglasses a âsecond lifeâ
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Salata Baladi to be screened at Zawya
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Hacking like Egyptians
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âThe image is always stronger than the wordâ: Ganzeer
âThe inspiration behind my own projects comes from a desire to comment on certain aspects of our lives.â