Performances by a dizzying array of pop acts, quotes from English literature and a set depicting modern London, the Olympics closing ceremony boasted many highlights
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Upper Egypt's 'New Intellectuals' condemn Sunday's Sinai border attack, call on president to reveal perpetrators' identities
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Performance by Egypt's Al-Tamye Theatre Group delves into actors' personal experiences and respective relationships with Cairo
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El-Aragoz Diaries, a play performed in Arabic around Cairo in Ramadan, features the traditional puppet on life-size realities - for both adults and children
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El Fan Midan celebrates Ramadan next Saturday 4 August with a number of cultural events that could capture Cairenes, as usual
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With a new and larger space in Cairo's Garden City, Medrar for Contemporary Art is widening the scope of its artistic projects
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Less than two months following its release, the novel 'Mowlana' by Ibrahim Eissa will be adapted for television
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On 4 August, Egypt will be in the spotlight of the London 2012 Africa Village, a focus for African culture and achievements
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Graffiti artist Banksy produces two Olympic-themed works that challenge the glorified image of the world's premier sporting event
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Tadamon, a Montreal-based collective, issue an open letter asking Cirque du Soleil to cancel performances planned for August in Tel Aviv
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Egyptian singer Ratiba Hefni to perform concert at newly reopened Abdeliya Palace following attack in June by Salafists who objected to depiction of Islamic themes in contemporary art exhibition
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A Moroccan editorial cartoonist was questionned by police after publishing a caricature on his website that they said insulted Islam, the sixth journalist detained in the country in a week
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Each week Syrian artists in Qusayr work intensively on making anti-Bashar banners for Friday demonstrations
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Zamalek's El Sawy Culturewheel on Monday will mark the passage of six decades since Egypt's 1952 Free Officers revolution with seminar on Egyptian cultural, political life
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Conference to take place in October on artistic freedom of expression in Oslo, Norway
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Aside from our weekend picks for the lively cultural nights across Egypt, Ahram Online provides its best picks throughout Ramadan calendar of 2012
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The 27th Beiteddine Art Festival kicked off on 28 June with Kan Ya Ma Kan (Once Upon a Time), a performance by the Caracalla Dance Theatre
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Ahram Online speaks to the curators of exUrban Screens, which – as part of its exploration of international digital art and its effort to make the global local – featured revolutionary Egyptian works
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Over a year after its launch, El-Fan Midan, which takes art to public spaces in governorates across Egypt, is facing financial difficulty and state attempts at control
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Applied Arts students of Helwan University perform an adaptation of 'Elephant, King of All Time' at Rawabet Theatre
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