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Tag: Arab culture

The UAE Art Scene: Challenges and Opportunities

Spring 2021 / Essays

Sustainability and longevity of a thriving cultural sector in the Gulf must be treated as a priority, which is why long-term planning is essential in order to ensure the ability of the art field to meet with both current and future challenges.


Hosni Mubarak: Passing of an Era, or Lingering Legacy?

February 25, 2020 / Tahrir Forum

What Mubarak’s legacy reveals about changes in different generations’ relationship to state and society.


New Players Challenge America’s Cultural Dominance

February 19, 2020 / Midan

The United States has been the world’s cultural giant since the twentieth century—but is its supremacy and soft power being challenged by Bollywood, Dizi, and K-Pop?


The Music Says So: The Battle for Citizen Rights Will Be Won

May 2, 2016 / Tahrir Forum

The government of Jordan last week had banned a public performance by the Lebanese band Mashrou’ Leila, but this week reversed the decision and allowed the band to perform.


Art and Liberty in Egypt, Today and Yesterday

April 12, 2016 / Tahrir Forum

Continued neglect for the heritage of the Egyptian Surrealist movement, despite a resurgence in interest abroad, raises questions about the politics of culture in Egypt.


Chahine Lives!

Winter 2016 / Midan

A cinema downtown pushes the boundaries of film in Egypt.


Remembrance of Things Past

Winter 2016 / Book Reviews

A turbulent Middle East through a child’s eyes.


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