Getting faded for Eid: a glimpse into one Cairo’s busiest barbershops on Eid night
Walk down any street in the lesser gentrified and modernity-seeking streets of Cairo during the first days of the Eid and you will be provided…
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Mariam El Gendy: The fashion photographer’s novel exploration of Egyptian life
Mariam El Gendy is the 26 year old Egyptian photographer and creative mind making her mark in documentary and fashion photography from her bases in…
nasa4nasa: They f**k with dance and everywhere is their stage
Two entities become one in nasa4nasa, a Cairo-based dance collective pushing the boundaries of what dance can be in the age of mass virtual consumption.…
WeirDo: On turning isolation into artistic rebellion
The Cairo-based artist known as ‘WeirDo’ (born Omar Sherif), lives, breathes and rebels through art. Diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy at the age of nine,…
Farah Hallaba: Anthropology for all
Even outside the SWANA region, anthropology is a discipline that often feels sequestered for scholars and specialists; one that requires a certain academic privilege to…