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'Ostoreti' to open next week at Mahmoud Mokhtar Museum
Featuring the latest abstract paintings by Egyptian artist Hala Tobar, the 'Ostoreti' exhibition will run from 13 to 19 February
Building up to the Beirut Art Fair
This year’s Beirut Art Fair in July seeks to reaffirm the role of Beirut as the cultural capital for the Arab world, Iran and Turkey
Visual storytelling workshop at Contemporary Image Collective
Contemporary Image Collective (CIC) calls for applications for photojournalism workshop organised by Al-Liquindoi Workshops, CIC and NOOR agency
Mashrabia Gallery to bare 'Razor-Sharp Teeth'
Latest solo exhibition by local artist Ali Abdel Mohsen will show at Cairo's Mashrabiya Gallery from 12 February to 8 March
Six Cairo artists exhibit at Boston gallery
Ahmed Bassiouny among contributors to 'Histories of Now: Six Artists from Cairo' exhibition at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston
Germany returns two millennia old Afghan sculpture
Germany this week returned an ancient pre-Islamic sculpture looted during Afghanistan's civil war, giving hope to Kabul's cultural mavens that the rest of its stolen treasures will also make their way home
Indian artist assaulted over nude paintings
A gang of five guys attack Indian artist Pranava Prakash for nude paintings they say are against the Indian culture
Egyptians move to reclaim streets through graffiti
The conflict between Egypt's ruling military and pro-democracy protesters isn't just on the streets of Cairo, it's on the walls as well, as graffiti artists from each side duel it out with spray paint and stencils
Egypt's photography: From documentation to the gallery
Photography has been used as a tool of documentation, incitement and even artistic expression during Egypt’s year of revolt  
Remembering Ahmed Bassiouny
Artist Ahmed Bassiouny was one of hundreds shot dead on Egypt's first Day of Rage during the revolution. A year later his call for protests resonates in the minds of those who loved him and for whose better life he gave his own
Emotional exhibition: Bahgory on Revolution
‘Bahgory on Revolution’ showcases the paintings of Egyptian-resident-in-Paris; overflowing with colour, sheer emotion and carrying the spirit of Tahrir
The Martyrs Obelisk
An Obelisk for the martyrs by the Maspero Youth Union accompanied marches from Shubra to Tahrir Square in memory of those killed during the 2011 uprising
Saudi artists test limits of expression in rare show
Standing on a large floor map in a Jeddah art gallery, Hamza Serafi places a yellow sign inscribed "Caution: revolution (take 2)" over Egypt and then turns to Saudi Arabia
Polish artists respond to Ganzeer's appeal for 'Mad Graffiti Week'
When the Egyptian artist Ganzeer called for international artists to support Egypt's revolution, Polish artists were among the first to rise to the graffiti challenge

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