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Amid street clashes, civilians coordinate to rescue rare documents

Amid street clashes, civilians coordinate to rescue rare documents

Fighting broke out once again inside the Egyptian Scientific Institute on Monday, two days after the building was set on…
Minister: Egypt still has 3 copies of Napoleon’s ‘Déscription de l’Egypte’

Minister: Egypt still has 3 copies of Napoleon’s ‘Déscription de l’Egypte’

Egypt still has three first edition copies of Napoleon’s "Déscription de l'Egypte" (Description of Egypt) after one copy was damaged…
Yet another form of ‘resistance’

Yet another form of ‘resistance’

An exhibition entitled “Resistance" opened Saturday night, celebrating the third anniversary of Darb 1718, an art center in Old Cairo.
The Prisoners’ Laughter

The Prisoners’ Laughter

In solidarity with activist and blogger Alaa Abd El Fattah, who has been detained since October in relation to the…
‘Hydrarchy’ takes visitors out in the blue

‘Hydrarchy’ takes visitors out in the blue

The sea seemingly remains the only space on earth not divided and controlled down to the last square centimeter. Classically…
Mahfouz materials withdrawn from Sotheby’s auction

Mahfouz materials withdrawn from Sotheby’s auction

The Sotheby's London auction house stopped the auction of a “highly significant” archive of materials by Egyptian Nobel Prize-winning writer…
Asmaa: An HIV patient’s struggle against social stigma in Egypt

Asmaa: An HIV patient’s struggle against social stigma in Egypt

Amr Salama’s latest film “Asmaa” stirred up a lot of hype before it opened in Egyptian movie theaters last week.…
Arab Spring films revive days of revolt in Egypt and Tunisia

Arab Spring films revive days of revolt in Egypt and Tunisia

The first cinematic output covering protests in Egypt and Tunsia this year recreates the euphoria of revolutions that many thought…
In other words: A fresh take on Mahfouz translations

In other words: A fresh take on Mahfouz translations

For years, a complete translation of “The Cairo Trilogy,” Naguib Mahfouz's best-known work, “had been sitting in a closet at…
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