Stage & Street

Artists renew petition for release of Syrian painter

Artists and writers around the world issue a statement demanding Syrian authorities release painter Youssef Abdelke

Brotherhood should be deemed 'terrorists': Artists' statement

Disturbed by the Muslim Brotherhood's 'violent reaction' to the ouster of president Morsi, some Egyptian artists call for the Islamist group to be deemed 'terrorists'

Art Alert: El-Fan Midan back to celebrate last Saturday of Ramadan

El-Fan Midan celebrates Ramadan next Saturday 3 August with a number of cultural events that are expected to excite Cairenes, as usual

Culture Events: Picks for the Weekend

Cairo has a limited yet rich set of cultural events this weekend; Ahram Online's arts and culture team pick their recommendations, Thursday through Saturday (1-3 August)

Open Mic event to be held by MasterPeace, Mashrou ElMareekh

MasterPeace organisation and Mashrou ElMareekh collaborate to host two open mic events in Cairo on Friday and Saturday to discuss stereotyping, peace-building, acceptance and freedom of expression

Egyptian pop culture project to be featured in Beirut

'My Nineties', a project archiving video content of popular media on Egyptian TV during 1990s era will be presented at Beirut's Metro Al-Madina on 14 August

Art Alert: Iraqi theatremaker to present version of Romeo and Juliet in Salzburg Festival

Salzburg Festival will host young Iraqi director Mokhallad Rasem in his debut performance 'Romeo and Juliet' on 11 August

Art Alert: Vegetarian night with an artistic twist at Bikya Maadi

Cairo's Bikya Maadi garden to host a vegetarian potluck, where guests are to enjoy food and live music, on Tuesday

Multicultural project including Egyptian artists stops in Vienna

Egyptian and European artists from the fields of choreography, architecture and theatre participate in the Vienna International Dance Festival with a project co-authored by Egyptian choreographer Adham Hafez

Otherwise Occupied: An alternative Palestine in Venice

London's Shubbak festival to include Egyptian artists

Shaking the Silence

The river has two banks is a Palestinian-Jordanian art initiative that aims to define creative ways for both art scenes to break the silence

Artists speak about Egyptian culture ministry's role and candidates

While Egypt is still waiting for its new interim government, Egyptian artists express their expectations from the new minister of culture

Artists vow to continue culture ministry sit-in until demands are met

A month after Egyptian artists and intellectuals started their culture ministry sit-in, they decide to stand their ground in protest of former culture minister's decisions

Egypt artists stage second anti-Morsi march to Tahrir Square

Hundreds of artists march to Cairo's Tahrir Square on Tuesday to join nationwide demonstrations to demand President Morsi's ouster

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Intimidation and Resistance: Imagining Gender in Cairene Graffiti

A look at how graffiti in Cairo has reacted to attacks on women's rights under military and Muslim Brotherhood rule

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