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Cairo Film Festival Represents a ‘Public Celebration of Cinema’
The festival’s 43d edition drew record attendance. “Fans are thirsty for serious cinema with artistic quality,” one critic said.
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‘Van Leo: Cairo’: Exhibition Chronicles Iconic Egyptian Photographer’s Legacy
The magic and mastery of the legendary photographer Van Leo are on display in an exhibition of more than 150…
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Layla Murad’s Life and Career Give Scholar a Lens on Egyptian History
The life of the Jewish-Muslim star Layla Murad illuminates key moments of Egypt's history in the mid-20th century, says her…
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‘Ishtar in Basra’: Artist Reimagines Iraq Through Myth and History
In the exhibition “Ishtar in Basra,” the Iraqi artist Ali Al Tajer offers bold reinterpretations of his homeland through myth…
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‘Safe Haven’: A Student’s Dream World Inspires a Professor’s Art
The exhibition “Safe Haven”, by the artist and professor Ali Hassaan, shows a young woman living between dreams and reality.
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Egypt Celebrates Restoration of Luxor’s Avenue of Sphinxes
A grand parade along the Avenue of Sphinxes marked “the culmination of a dream” for archaeologists who worked to restore…
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‘What’s Left Unsaid’: Evelyn Ashamallah Captures Magical Memories in Art
The Egyptian artist Evelyn Ashamallah draws on imagination and memory in paintings that tell "stories that deserve to be told."
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Students’ Play About a Disabled Child Succeeds on a Professional Stage
“Minus One”, a play produced by students of Egypt’s Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts, won an extended run at Cairo’s…
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Azlarabe Alaoui Builds Academic Bridges to Enrich Moroccan Film
The filmmaker Azlarabe Alaoui sees a partnership of academic study and practical experience as key to revitalizing Moroccan film culture.
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‘Between Women Filmmakers’: International Event Reaches Out to Arabs
The Between Women Filmmakers Caravan presents films made by women around the globe. It includes projects tailored to the Arab…
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