Remembering Doria Shafik, Egypt’s radical feminist
I entered Doria Shafik’s world through her daughters, Jehane Ragai and Aziza Ragai Ellozy. Before the myth of Egypt’s feminist icon, there were the scenes…
Egypt
Mazeej Balad: the Cairo based boutique hotel blending nostalgia with hope
*Alarm rings* I open my eyes to the silhouette of the sun, veiled by silk-transparent curtains. Its 9:00 am, I can hear taxis honking and…
Mahmoud Khattab’s new photobook explores the stillness between military shifts
Some books arrive quietly but leave a lasting resonance. Mahmoud Khattab’s The Dog Sat Where We Parted is such a work, an unflinching yet poetic…
Aestheticised, algorithmised and appropriated: Welcome to the ‘habibification’ of house music
A girl is twirling in front of a DJ booth near Petra. She’s wearing wrap-around Miu Miu sunglasses, a slinky white tank top, and a…
Mariem Akmal’s work wanders between tone and texture
From a modest studio in Cairo, Mariem Akmal continues to develop a quiet but distinct visual language, one shaped as much by sound as by…