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    Book Review: The Tentmakers of Cairo: Egypt’s Medieval and Modern Appliqué Craft

      Cairo is a city in which millennia of Egyptian history are woven into the fabric of...

    Heather D. Ward September 26, 2019
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    On the Friendship Between Naguib Mahfouz and Israeli Writer Sasson Somekh

    When it comes to cultural exchange between Egypt and Israel, it is usually boiled down to the...

    Mirna Abdulaal September 16, 2019
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    Why Are There So Few Statues of Women in Egypt?

    Most women’s rights defenders in Egypt aren’t  quite preoccupied with the alarmingly low number of statues depicting...

    Mirna Abdulaal September 6, 2019
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    Luxor Boxing Girls: How I Punched My Way Out of Christian American Patriarchy

    This morning I had the great joy of leading six girls from the Ramla villages of Luxor...

    Karen Hunt August 30, 2019
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    From ‘El Ar’ to ‘Welad Rizk 2’: The Decay of Egyptian Cinema

    There is a saying by American showman Phineas Taylor Barnum that goes, “the noblest art is that...

    Mirna Abdulaal August 27, 2019
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    The Reformed Arab Savage: On Becky Anderson’s Racism and Mo Salah’s Hypocrisy

    Earlier this week, Egyptian soccer sensation Mohamed Salah sat down with CNN’s Becky Anderson for a lengthy...

    Niveen Ghoneim August 23, 2019
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    Jennifer Lopez vs Rania Youssef: Why One Was Slandered and Not the Other

    Social media users are angered by the reaction, or lack of reaction thereof, of the Egyptian community...

    Nour Eltigani August 12, 2019
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    Arabs in the African Cup: How Soccer Challenges Egyptian Nationalism

    “If a hundred things separate us, soccer unites us.” These opening lyrics to the viral African Cup...

    Mirna Wasef August 9, 2019
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    From Monroe to Rostom: The ‘Femme Fatale’ in Hollywood and Egyptian Cinema

    Shadia, Samia Gamal, Soad Hosny, Hind Rostom, and Nadia Lutfi…these are names of female actresses and dancers...

    Mirna Abdulaal August 5, 2019
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    #ATeamOfHarassers: Egyptians Are Right to Still Seethe at MoSalah

    For months Egypt has been preparing for AFCON 2019, however, in the last two weeks, social media...

    Sara Ahmed July 7, 2019
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    Russia’s Old Tale ‘The Overcoat’: A Relevant Analogy for Egyptian Society?

    There are times when art sides with the marginalized, unheard of, and oppressed – the little people...

    Mirna Abdulaal July 5, 2019
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    Reclaiming Azza: A History of Female Resistance in Sudan

    Originally published on SISIMAG.COM The image of a 22-year-old university student Alaa Salah dripped in a white...

    Iman Abbaro June 15, 2019
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    Egypt and Turkey: the Calm Before the Storm

    Egypt and Turkey have had tense, nearly eruptive relations for the past six years. They were especially...

    Omar Ibrahim June 11, 2019
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    Let us Coptic People Talk about our Apathy Towards Palestinian Solidarity

    Aladdin star Mena Massoud’s recent comment about being ignorant of the politics of Israel and Palestine is...

    Mary Fawzy June 8, 2019
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    Obstetric Violence: The Silent Epidemic in Egypt’s Maternal Health System

    I am certain every one of you can think of a pregnant mother who did not have...

    Merette Khalil May 30, 2019
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    ‘Aladdin’ Review: The Mystical East Hollywood Loves But Does Not Understand

    For Disney, one of the biggest media companies in Hollywood, there is no better way to start...

    Mirna Abdulaal May 29, 2019
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    The Battle of the Races: Egypt’s Media Syndicate Finally Took a Stance Against Racism

    In light of the recent backlash Egyptian actress and comedian Shaimaa Seif faced after appearing in an...

    Nour Eltigani May 29, 2019
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