Ammar Manla Hasan

Ba3d El Leil Is Sharnouby’s Hard-Earned Second Act

Second Act

Ba3d El Leil Is Sharnouby’s Hard-Earned Second Act

After a divorce sent him on a journey of growth and self-discovery, Sharnouby takes creative control of his comeback album, Ba3d El Leil.

By Ammar Manla Hasan

Cairokee's Supernova Is the Perfect Album for a Lost Generation

Mourning Ruins

Cairokee’s Supernova Is the Perfect Album for a Lost Generation

Cairokee’s Supernova documents post-Arab Spring defeat with discomforting precision. Whether it’s a good album is another question.

By Ammar Manla Hasan

Album and Single Reviews, Exclusive

TUL8TE Meets the Pop Machine Halfway on Sadeek El Bernameg

TUL8TE spends Sadeek El Bernameg making the uneasy argument that hit-making and artistic integrity don't have to be at odds.

Reviews

Too Dumb to Fail: The Game and the TikTok-ification of Arab TV

The smartest move in Arab TV's recent history was to go completely dumb. Five seasons in, The Game is still proving it right.

TECH

Could Bitcoin Go to Zero? Something Happened Yesterday Says: Maybe

Bitcoin faces a growing quantum threat that could test its security, governance model, and long-term dominance.

Exclusive, FEATURES

TUL8TE Plays It By Ear

An exclusive interview with TUL8TE during the recording of the jazz rendition of his latest album, Narein.

RS

توليت بيلعبها سماعي

صاحبنا توليت في وسط البلد في القاهرة خلال تحويل سطح فندق كارلتون إلى بار جاز لتسجيل نسخة حيّة من ألبومه الأخير نارين، وجلسنا معه لمقابلة حصرية.

Album and Single Reviews

Maryam Saleh’s Syrr Is the Revivalist Album We’ve Been Waiting For

Maryam Saleh's Syrr is the revivalist album Arabic music has been waiting for - intimate, effortless, and deeply felt.

Commentary

Trump’s Iran War Has Clear Winners and Losers

After weeks of intensive strikes, Iran is emerging from the war with potentially more sovereignty, fewer sanctions, and a weaker opposition.

Reviews

Egybest Sacrifices Its Original Story on the Altar of Eid Cinema

A promising piracy drama slips into formula, as Egybest trades a rich story for safe, trope-heavy Eid entertainment.

Reviews

Hekayet Narges Refuses the Easy Villain

A well-rounded and textured Ramadan drama, Hekayet Narges looks past the crime to the society that made it possible.

Album and Single Reviews

The Franchising Curse Haunts Dystinct’s ‘Ta3al’

Why Dystinct’s “Ta3al” feels like franchising a hit instead of pushing forward - and how pop keeps forgetting the power of scarcity.