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  • Adel Imam at the opening of the Dubai Film Festival (photo: AP)
    Prison Sentence for Egyptian Actor Adel Imam

    Curbing Cultural Expression

    The sentencing of the famous Egyptian actor Adel Imam for allegedly offending Islam in one of his films spotlights the latest bout of power posturing by Muslim hardliners and the increasing threat to freedom of expression on the Nile. A report by Amira El Ahl in Cairo

  • The Mugamma in Cairo (photo: Damon Taylor/Wikipedia)
    Remarks on Sherif Arafa's ''Terrorism and Kebab''

    Conformist Provocations

    Sherif Arafa's Terrorism and Kebab from 1992 is one of the few Egyptian film comedies to date to attract international attention. With the current upheavals in the Middle East, the film is now being touted in the press and elsewhere as an early critical work. An objection by Irit Neidhardt

  • Detail from the "Microphone" film poster (source: ahmadabdalla.net)
    Egyptian Cinema

    Enormous Creative Energy

    Egypt's filmmakers were among those who openly protested against Mubarak, thus toppling his regime. Now, they will have to change the language of their country's cinema. Amin Farzanefar on what the Arab Spring means for the Egyptian cinema

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