Nicolas Gilles, a Frenchman living and working in Cairo, looks at the Egyptian musical phenomenon that is ‘electro-chaabi‘ and contrasts its trajectory with that of hip-hop in France
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I Saved My Belly Dancer
Youssef Nabil talks to Natasha Morris about his childhood, his fascination with the ‘Golden Age’ of Egyptian cinema, and his new series of work revolving around the figure of the belly dancer
Sultans and Crocodiles
Seth Messinger examines two recently translated novels by Egyptian author Youssef Rakha, The Sultan’s Seal and The Crocodiles
Shakin’ All Over
Dina Lobo looks at the lost art of raqs sharqi and the legacy of one of its foremost exponents lauded by Edward Said, the Egyptian dancer Tahia Carioca
Embed in Egypt
A conversation with Emine Gözde Sevim about her new book of photographs documenting the turbulent days of the Egyptian Revolution in Cairo and its aftermath
Whose Gaze is it Anyway?
Ashitha Nagesh explores a small, yet telling exhibition at the ICA in London revolving around colourful episodes in the history of popular Arab cinema
Tales of 1,001 Chairs
‘Chairs have always been symbols of power in Egypt’ - a chat with Manar Moursi and David Puig about the phenomenon of Cairo’s street chairs
Culture Club
‘What are the salons of this age, and will they be remembered in the same way?’ - the story of Mayy Ziaydah and her legendary literary salon in Cairo
In the Shadow of a Man
A look at Egyptian director Hanan Abdalla’s prize-winning documentary highlighting the condition and everyday lives of women in Cairo
Shifting Sands
‘The difference now is that I feel whatever I do actually matters … Cairo is very vibrant now. It’s an amazing place to be an artist’