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Art
A guilty conscience needs to confess. A work of art is a confession. Albert Camus
Art ‘Spiritual Answer for Oppression’
VIDEO, AL JAZEERA: Al Jazeera talks to Libyan artist Mohammad bin Lamin who used art to survive his time in prison before the country's revolution. …
“Means of Suppressing Demonstrations”: Worth the Fuss?
MICHAEL FELSEN, CGNEWS: “Means of Suppressing Demonstrations” is a short story by 25-year old Israeli author Shani Boianjiu...…
The Politics Behind the Award of Literary Prizes
M. LYNX-QUALEY: Whether it's the Nobel Prize or those closer to home there's always a bit - or more - of politics when literary prizes are awarded. …
The Long and Tortured History of Islamophobia
ALEX KANE, MONDOWEISS: Deepa Kumar has written a detailed study of Islamophobia which links it inextricably to the cause of Empire…
So Then, Farewell Cairo: Let My Exile Begin
M. LYNX-QUALEY: It's time to bid a sad adieu to my adopted home town. I hope to be back, though, soon. …
Beaten But Unbowed: Syrian Author Writes On
M. LYNX-QUALEY: His hand was broken by thugs last week but celebrated novelist Khaled Khalifa continues his work …
Orientalism: Seeing the Positive after Said
CROSSROADS ARABIA: Orientalism was a two-way street, with information, opinion, and observations flowing between observer and observed.…
Do Books Matter in Contemporary Cairo?
M. LYNX-QUALEY: It may be Cairo's oldest book market but heritage is no protector from increasing development…
Hamlet: Is He The Arab World’s True Hero?
HUSSEIN OMAR, ARABLIT: Nasser had a 'Caesar Complex' but for Egyptians and many other Arabs there's only one Shakespearean hero. …