A Walk With Keizer: The Remains Of Revolutionary Graffiti
Valentina Primo walks the streets of Cairo with enigmatic graffiti artist Keizer, as he discovers what survived of his revolutionary stencils, and crafts an exclusive new piece for CairoScene, while… Read more
“We Are Not Just Victims. Refugees Also Want to Change the World”
I met Dina during my brief stay in Jordan, as I traveled to the border town of Mafraq, close to the Syrian frontier. She is 22 years old, and when she… Read more
¿Qué Piensa La Mujer Egipcia Sobre El Velo?
Llegar al Cairo significó, por primera vez, traer a la consciencia y a la reflexión mi condición de mujer. Hasta este momento, nunca lo percibí como una diferencia significativa. Lo sentí apenas… Read more
Obesity and Body Shaming in Egypt
A staggering 70% of the adult population is obese in Egypt. Publicly shamed, ill-advised, and often unable to exercise in private or public spaces, Egyptians seldom find a solution to… Read more
Dancing where dancer is a four-letter-word
Magda walks the unpaved streets of Tucuman in Argentina’s north, swirling the stick around as she makes her way to dance school. It’s 1993, and she is only 10. Her… Read more
Por qué nunca dejaré de volver a Perugia
Volver a Perugia, tres años después. Volver a sus grandes murallas de piedra, a sus arcos y recovecos, a las ventanitas ínfimas que se asoman sobre sus callejones perdidos, a… Read more
Kenya’s Maasai, Africa’s Most Iconic Tribe
The sun is falling on this rainy afternoon as we approach the Maasai village in Western Kenya. Perhaps because of the hills framing the mud houses on the opposite side,… Read more
“Freedom of Speech Means You Have a Responsibility”
From the Arab Spring, to the Charlie Hebdo attack and the refugee crisis, Sudanese artist Khalid Albaih is turning heads across the world with his viral cartoons. In an interview… Read more
Un recorrido en fotos por las calles de Moscú
PRIMER DÍA EN RUSIA: Una comedia. Perdida en estaciones de metro que parecen museos de arte, pescando gente que hable en inglés para saber qué línea tomar, la gente que… Read more
Waiting for the Boat: Abou Adnan and His Failed Attempt to Get to Italy
The room was dark. As he tried to keep his children away from the cockroaches leaking through from the kitchen, Abou Adnan* looked at the door. A shaft of light was… Read more
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