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In the muted light of a casting room, where first impressions speak louder than words, Iman Eldeeb watches a young…
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Ramez Amir is proving TikTok LIVE is not a side quest for actors
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How Zouj spins on Raï and presses it in his own language
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A history of techno-horror: The literal ghost in the machine
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Anthony Hamboussi’s Cairo Dream is a visual study in self-reclamation
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