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| Ahmed Refaat looks back at the constellation of three alternative film practices that emerged in the
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| Between anti-Hamas media coverage and invisible public solidarity, where is Palestine in Egypt today?
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cinema
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Egypt’s cinematic gems: ‘Land of Hypocrisy’
Amany Ali Shawky
| Fateen Abdel Wahab’s comedic approach does not strip Youssef El Sebai’s novel from its crafty denunciation.
1919 revolution
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Ahmed Mourad and the literary insult to intelligence
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