Issandr El Amrani
How Western artists (re)discovered the world’s oldest rock’n’roll band
What differentiates Jajouka from the dozens of other villages in the region is that it once was entirely populated by musicians. In medieval times, these musicians did not have to farm the land, engage in trade or fight in wars. They formed a special caste whose entire lives were dedicated to learning and playing music…On the road to Jajouka, Issandr Elamrani collected many other stories and, in particular, Mike Jagger's dreams in Jajouka.
2007-02-27
The day the mask came off
On 25 May, Egyptians were told by their newspapers, by their radio and television stations, by their politicians that they would be going out to vote to change the destiny of their country. In the week prior to the day of the referendum, banners on the street and on Cairo’s main buildings, large advertisements were put up. They told people to “share your voice to build your future” by voting ‘yes’ in the referendum. In all of official Egypt -- the regime’s Egypt that ,dominates the airwaves, television screens and print media -- the message was clear: the referendum marks a real change for the better, the beginning of a long-awaited march towards democracy.
2005-05-31
Egypte: vous avez- dit démocratie?
La date réellement historique en Egypte n’est pas le 26 février 2005, mais le 11 décembre 2004. C’est en effet la première fois, depuis le coup d’état militaire en juillet 1952, que des protestataires ont manifesté contre le président. Les deux mouvements de masse Kefaya (Ça suffit) et le Comite Populaire pour le Changement réclament une réforme constitutionnelle complète et font campagne contre la réélection de Moubarak et la succession éventuelle de son fils Gamal.
2005-04-07
