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Video: Egyptians rejoice in dance at election polling stations
Life & Style

Video: Egyptians rejoice in dance at election polling stations

Since 2014, Egyptian political elections, referendums and major national events have been accompanied by DJs, songs and public dance. This…
Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival kicks off March 8
Culture

Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival kicks off March 8

Egypt has in the last few years seen more and more festivals of various types being organized across the country.…
Up close with Egypt’s small but growing tango community
Features/Interviews

Up close with Egypt’s small but growing tango community

In a mid-November night in Cairo, foreign tourists at the Nile-Ritz Carlton Hotel witnessed an unexpected spectacle: in the hotel’s…
Hijabi ballerina: Aussie teen Stephanie Kurlow melds grace and modesty
Art news

Hijabi ballerina: Aussie teen Stephanie Kurlow melds grace and modesty

Aspiring ballerina Stephanie Kurlow says she received hate mail after she danced.The only thing setting the Australian 14-year-old apart from…
Cairography video-dance project challenges Egypt’s social taboos and censorship
Art news

Cairography video-dance project challenges Egypt’s social taboos and censorship

Imagine walking, though this is not your average leisurely stroll. You cannot walk in a straight line. You brush or…
Belly dancer: Islamists have destroyed art and creativity in Egypt
Art news

Belly dancer: Islamists have destroyed art and creativity in Egypt

A once-prominent Egyptian belly dancer said she has decided to stop dancing, saying Islamists have destroyed art and creativity in…
Activists call for Harlem Shake outside Brotherhood headquarters
Egypt

Activists call for Harlem Shake outside Brotherhood headquarters

The global Harlem Shake phenomenon that is taking Egypt by storm could be performed yet again, but this time in…
Club targets niche audience with new pole fitness classes
Health & Fitness

Club targets niche audience with new pole fitness classes

With years of pop culture imagery and sex industry stereotypes firmly imprinted on our brains, it might be difficult to…
Contemporary dance at Townhouse: The close gaze
Art news

Contemporary dance at Townhouse: The close gaze

Karima Mansour and Daria Gusberti’s multimedia dance performance, “Whilst closely gazing at the soup...” is not to be missed. The…
Walid Aouni revives Egypt’s modern artists at the Egyptian Arts Centennial
Art news

Walid Aouni revives Egypt’s modern artists at the Egyptian Arts Centennial

A young fine arts student is fascinated by the works of the great Egyptian modernist artists, and decides to bring…
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