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From the first seconds, the recently released music video for “Laffa” embraces the uniqueness and willingness to experiment that has worked so well for Egyptian rock band Sada That over the years. Directed by Noha Amin, the video’s retro vibe adds an entirely different – yet complimenting – dimension to the strong,…

Recently, we ventured back into the maze of Khan El-Khalili for the first time in years, seeking out the monuments of Moez Street, the fame and hype of El…

For the last two nights we have been wonderfully serenaded by some of the finest voices in Egypt, and from the comfort of our own homes no less! …

We were thrilled to wake up this morning to a new single from HanyMust, one of our favorite Egyptian singer-songwriters. “Morning Coffee” is cheerful, upbeat, and had us walking around humming along with a smile even before our actual morning coffee kicked in. “For once I’m releasing a cheerful song, yes,” Hany told Scoop…

Cairo is a city of extremes. Much as her people love their food extra salty and their tea super sweet, Cairo herself is vibrant yet stagnant, rich…

Classical Arabic music speaks to Jordanian musician Qais Raja in such a way that he formed a band, Random House, to blend its elements into a modernized…

A partial collection of photographs of Egypt taken in 1849-1851 by renowned French photographer Maxime du Camp brought $12,390 at auction Thursday. The auction lot featured 59 salt prints from du Camp’s collection ‘Egypt, Nubia, Palestine and Syria.’ Published in 1952, there were 125 original photographs in the…

As summer draws to a close and we start heading back from Sahel to the real world, here at Scoop Empire we thought we’d give you a great home-grown playlist to…

Picture a Palestinian boy, 14 years old and about to enter high school. His name is Alaa and he’s wearing gym shorts and a t-shirt and wields a hammer. He…

Whether you've ever been to Egypt's Fayoum or not, we can all appreciate its unique beauty. From Lake Qaroun to the desert, the Valley of the Whales to the pottery workshops of Tunis Village, Fayoum is more beautiful than you ever knew. …