The song's lyrics were composed by poet Amin Haddad and sung by Eskenderella Band in the aftermath of the Mohammed Mahmoud street protests in November 2011, which resulted in the killing of over 40 protestors. The video clip shows the band singing it…
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People demonstrate in Hussein Square, in Islamic Cairo, calling for the police to return to the streets.
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This episode of the Baladna Bilmasry TV talk show became very famous for playing a part in the resignation of then prime minister Ahmed Shafiq. During this episode, the renown writer Alaa al-Asswany sharply criticised Shafiq, whilst TV broadcaster…
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This award-winning novel, originally published in Arabic in 2013, is set in an unnamed Middle Eastern country, yet is clearly relevant to post-revolution Egypt and life under the regime of Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi. A centralized authority known as the…
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While tens of thousands of protestors gathered in cities across Egypt in January 2011, poor villagers in the country’s south followed the tense situation on their TV screens and in the daily newspapers. From the overthrow of Mubarak to the fall of…
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This crime drama film is set during the height of clashes between security forces and protesters. A forensic doctor, suffering from alcoholism, examines a body at the morgue and is struck by something unusual. His report provokes much anger and he…
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Ten short films made by ten different directors about the first 18 days of the 2011 Egyptian Revolution.
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