Egypt

Wegz Navigates Love and Mixed Signals on “El Ayah”

No Miracle

Wegz Navigates Love and Mixed Signals on “El Ayah”

Wegz explores infatuation, mixed signals, and emotional uncertainty on his new R&B single “El Ayah.”

By Rolling Stone MENA Staff

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

On Habeitek, Amr Diab Feeds Gen Z the Nostalgia They Crave

On Habeitek, Amr Diab returns to his '90s and '00s sound, meeting Gen Z’s growing appetite for Y2K nostalgia.

Exclusive, FEATURES

Maha’s Orkos: The Lost Record That Took Four Decades to Find Its Time

Maha's 1979 debut Orkos fused funk, disco, soft rock and jazz with Arabic roots, then vanished. Decades later, it became a cult classic.

(Sub)Culture Features, Exclusive

The Diasporic Gaze: Aesthetics of a Remigrating Egyptian Identity

As more Egyptians born and raised abroad move back home, they carry with them a diasporic gaze that's easy to detect and hard to ignore.

(Sub)Culture Features, Exclusive

Record- and Spirit-Breaking: Arab Football’s Greatest World Cup Is Also Its Most Hostile

While Arab football achieved a record-breaking representation at the World Cup, it's met with spirit-breaking American policies.

Album and Single Reviews

Sara Abdelbarry’s Soft Rebellion on Teen Idle’s ‘A Heart So Tender’

Sara Abdelbarry delivers a sharper, more melancholic follow-up with Teen Idle's ‘A Heart So Tender,’ rich in hooks and quiet ache.

FEATURES

Heroes, Hustlers, and High Ratings: The Mohamed Samy Era of Egyptian TV

A look back at fifteen years of Mohamed Samy's directing during the most prolific production era in Egyptian television.

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.

Commentary

Beyond the Backlash: What Do We Do About AI in Ramadan TV?

This Ramadan’s AI controversy isn’t hysteria. It’s a demand for clarity before standards quietly erode.

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كيف أصبحت شيرين صوت مصر؟ تحليل بياني لغوي

قراءة قريبة لكلمات أغاني شيرين - مدعومة بتحليل البيانات اللغوي - تكشف كيف عكست أغانيها دائمًا الواقع الأوسع الذي تعيشه مصر.