From Women Make Movies Egyptian filmmaker, Nadia Kamel was born in 1961 in Cairo, where she continues to live and work. The daughter of journalist parents with a long history of political activism, Kamel grew up in a house steeped in progressive politics and a passion for the arts and popular culture. She studied microbiology … Continue reading Nadia Kamel: Salade Maison (Salata Baladi)
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#FiveSentenceFiction: Family
For Racheal He woke up, immersed in the low hum of the ship, secure and relaxed in the familiar cabin he shared with Anna: she was already up, probably busy in the kitchen. It was his birthday: every earth-year Anna would prepare a surprise for him specially for that day, last year it was the … Continue reading #FiveSentenceFiction: Family
#AtoZChallenge2015: Family
One of the pleasures of the A to Z is, for me, to dive again in Raymond Williams' Keywords, a source of inspiration and learning. The simplest words reveal their history, the meanings given to them in the past, by people like us, our older neighbours, perhaps our ancestors. On Family Williams wrote: "Family has … Continue reading #AtoZChallenge2015: Family