General Sisi’s empty seats
Football and neoliberal repression go together in Egypt.
Egypt
Arabs and Africans
How the African Cup of Nations shows up Arab-African identity and cultural politics on the continent.
Judgement Day
A commentary on how Egyptian society treats the abandoned, disabled, or those suffering from ailments and thus deemed a risk.
The geo-politics of Malcolm X
Malcolm X is a powerful optic through which to understand America's post-war ascendance and expansion into the Middle East.
The core of Samir Amin’s politics
The Egyptian Marxist Samir Amin's contributions to historical social science—and revolutionary theory—span an almost mind-boggling breadth.
Giant Russian dolls in Egyptian national team jerseys
Reflections on World Cup fever from Cairo and my Canadian immigrant father's Egyptian football nationalism.
Mohamed Salah and the Egyptians
Sergio Ramos' injury to Mohamed Salah in the 2018 UEFA Champion's League final set him up for a world of insults from Egyptian football fans.
This film was not made to be shown in Egypt
The Nile Hotel Incident chronicles a brutal murder and cover-up, framed against the backdrop of the outbreak of the 2011 Egyptian Revolution.
The West’s culpability in North Africa and the Middle East
There seems to be no limit to Europe’s and USA’s willingness to accept and even support autocrats in North Africa and the Middle East. Consider the case of Egypt, Africa’s third most populous country. Since Egypt’s military seized power in a coup and thus ended a brief experiment with real democratization in July 2013, the […]
Finding humor in Egypt’s tragedy
The rise and fall of television satire reflects the tragedy and disillusionment of the post-Morsi era.
This film is about revolution
Who, ultimately, can speak with authority on recent events in Egypt, and, more importantly, how?
Egypt’s Modern Pharaohs
Except for one-year, when Mohamed Morsi was President, modern Egypt has only been ruled by military regimes
Some problems between the people and the police
What Egypt’s latest football tragedy says about social divisions in the country.
The People’s Girls
Egypt has a sexual harassment problem. Two young women decided to make a film about it.
Review: The Square by Jehane Noujaim
The 16th Encounters South African International Documentary Festival opened on Wednesday with The Square, Jehane Noujaim’s documentary about the Egyptian Revolution. The film (available in the US on Netflix) holds the title of being the first Egyptian film to be nominated for an Academy Award. It is a filmic triumph and an apt portrayal of […]
What if you witness a revolution, but things get worse?
Documenting the change from hope to depression and then finding new means to cope with the fading fragrance of revolution in Egypt.
The Jews of Egypt
Highlighting one of the dark sides of Egyptian nationalism, and exposing the dangers of blanket xenophobia.
New Documentaries To Look Out For at the Luxor African Film Festival
The third edition of the Egyptian Luxor African Film Festival again has a wide-ranging programme scheduled for next month. Selected films will be showing in different competitions: Long Narrative, Short Narratives, Short Documentaries and Long Documentary. Below you’ll find a couple of the selected documentaries’ trailers (set in Togo, Senegal, Ghana, Somalia, South Africa, Tunisia, […]
To be an artist in Egypt right now
An Egyptian theater company puts on Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables in colloquial Arabic. The choice was no error.
The scope of the problem
Egyptian director Mohamed Diab's film "Cairo 678" documents the lives of 3 women, all victims of sexual harassment and assault and who organize collectively against it.