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agriculture
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How Egypt’s water feeds the Gulf
Nada Arafat and Saker El Nour
| 10 percent of Egypt's Nile water is allocated for Gulf food security
cinema
35 min read
The Wardrobe Man, or how to create a biography from an archive
Lina Attalah
| A conversation about Egyptian artist Bassem Yousri's film about a Danish hermit
Ramadan TV
17 min read
An industry under threat: Ramadan 2019, brought to you by Egyptian Media Group
Mohamed al-Aswany
| On the changing television landscape in Egypt and the state’s critical role in the ongoing shift
censorship
16 min read
An artistically lacking film at a morally lacking moment: The problematic rhetoric of ‘Gunshot’
Amr Ezzat
| An examination of “Gunshot,” the controversial film which premiered at the Gouna Film Festival
independent arts
12 min read
More hurdles to clear: What a new committee organizing festivals means for the future of artistic events in Egypt
| A decree issued last week imposes severe restrictions on the organization of art events in Egypt
censorship
15 min read
On the swift un-banning of Karma, and the popular notion of the ‘dissident artist’
Hakim Abdel Naim
| The un-banning of Khaled Youssef's latest film has raised questions
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