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Latest in Culture
Crash Boom Bang: Four years of music and surprises
Crash Boom Bang was formed from two popular cover bands, Vybe and Junk Male
A table full of anonymity
Anonymous, united, we protest
The mysteries of Qarun Lake
The many myths, even if they are fictitious, definitely add extra glamour to Qarun lake
A wall of remembrance
Photo exhibition at the Presidential Palace
Empowerment online
Initiatives aim to raise political awareness, encourage citizen journalism
New arrivals on the shelves
New books this month
Graffiti on the palace walls
“Those giving the orders are still alive”
Silencing dissent
The image speaks for itself. Loudly.
Revolution revisited
Adel Heine’s weekly column
Movie Previews
Arbitrage, Red Dawn, and Rise of the Guardians
Talk like an Egyptian
Adel Heine’s weekly column
Smiling in the face of adversity
The oppressive cement blocks turn into a cheerful, mocking smiley face
CIFF postpones opening night
With the festival coinciding with a growing unrest in the country and opening on the same day as proposed political rallies, CIFF issued several statements before making the decision to postpone the opening ceremony altogether.
The District Egypt, coworking in Cairo
The District caters to a variety of clients, from IT and accounting to architecture, digital marketing and handicrafts
Tahrir vendors
Vendors still supply protesters with any sustenance they may need
Movie previews
Argo, Dredd 3D, and Stolen
Men don’t cry
Egyptians are prone to touch each other during conversations and often call each other habibi, while dude seems to be as far as foreign men are willing to go.
The Riff Band: quality music for a decade
The band’s anniversary show promises many surprises, including backing vocalists, a string quartet and professional jazz dancers
Buying used books anywhere in Egypt
The Bookspot advertised for used books and visited leaving ex-pats to buy up what they did not want to take back home
Saving the south of Egypt’s coast
The 3Alganoob programme is slated to start in April 2013 and will involve a conference, a workshop and other activities.
New in the Movies
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn part 2, The Words, Girl in progress, and Frankenweenie
The wrath of righteous scissors
Adel Heine’s weekly column on women and scissors
The Papyrus village
The ancient craft of papyrus making had become extinct, until it was resurrected in the 1970s
Online gallery ArtsMart launched
“We had the idea in 2009 to create a space where up and coming artists could display their work, since it is hard to find galleries that will show work of young artists,” Mowafy said. “At the same time it is not easy for interested buyers to find affordable art; many people are looking to find something to hang on their wall but are not in the market to buy investment art.”
The white gold of Egypt
Egyptian cotton is renowned the world over for its quality. It is transformed into sumptuous bed sheets or into made to measure, button-down shirts and that are worn by the worlds rich and famous are sold in glittering high-end stores for small fortunes. The cotton starts much more humbly though and this time of year …
This is Egypt: Sherif Karas
Photography in Egypt is often seen as a means to a commercial end, disregarding the fact the people behind the camera are artists. This is Egypt, as seen by talented photographers.
Nihal Wahby’s solo exhibition engages and inspires
The paintings exhibited are separated in two series,I Want To Be Free and The Path
Underground music protest
The protest lasted until 5.30pm, when a committee from the union and Mohamed El Sawy came to talk to the protestors. “We then went inside the River Hall where we held a discussion where everyone could have their questions answered. The union proposed a few measures to help underground musicians integrate within its system,” said Ismael.
Arab Festival for Music honours El-Sonbaty
The festival’s awards are named after Riad El-Sonbaty, one of Egypt’s most eminent musicians
Judging a woman by her cover
Adel Heine’s weekly column