Mixed media exhibit leaves history open for interpretation
Artist Taha Belal detaches text and images from their original contexts in newspapers, magazines and books, proposing different narratives
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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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Landslide leads to Sohag archaeological find
Well-preserved underground compartment features relief carvings about the first pharaoh of the Middle Kingdom, Mentuhotep II
Young political cartoonists use symbols to fight ‘red lines’
Since the ouster of former president Mohamed Morsi, cartoonist say it has become more taboo to draw the country’s leaders in an unflattering light
Dinner at Lulu’s
Cairo cook teaches culinary arts from home kitchen
Cook like the Thai
Cooking tips from the Royal Thai Embassy
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Handcrafting Ramadan
Sunrays filter through rows of glass Ramadan lanterns, spraying colour over the narrow alley in Al-Darb Al-Ahmar. People view the displayed lanterns with admiration as they walk by, but only a few negotiations with shop owners end in a sale. Using Lanterns in Ramadan celebrations is a tradition that goes back to the Fatimid …
Ramadan TV series: Political power and control
Two private TV channels decide to ban a TV series criticising a police officer, after showing promos
Stories of the streets
Book documents how the streets of Cairo were planned, built and adapted
Speaking two languages slows brain aging
New study shows bilingual children outperform monolingual peers at schools
Have a Haga Sa’aa: Soda and socializing in Egyptian culture
The country’s soft drink addiction may be contributing to an obesity epidemic – with 69% of Egyptian men and 84% of women over the age of thirty overweight
Public sexual assault: Why don’t people intervene?
Some bystanders join the attackers instead of intervening, human rights advocates say
Lebanese singer looks to fans to fund album celebrating Arab women
Tania Saleh plays three concerts in Cairo
Is Facebook making us lonely?
98% percent of women who describe themselves as lonely share “relationship status online,” according to new study
Art exhibition celebrates Egypt-obsessed mystic
Belgian artist profiles American mystic and jazz pioneer Sun Ra with collection of album covers, video and sound installations
First Lady’s style: Conservative yet trendy
What does Intisar Amer’s style say about how she’ll approach her new role as Egypt’s First Lady?
Artistic expression still restricted despite revolutionary hopes: AFTE
A “substantial” gap exists between constitutional protections for expression and the reality Egyptian artists face, according to a new report
Contemporary art exhibition explores perceptions of Nasser
Using images and objects, artist Ala Younis dissects the myth making that surrounds political personalities
An inside look at the life of a Bedouin tribe
Bryony Dunne comes back to Cairo with a film project that tells the story of the Gabaliya tribe