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Friday, October 03, 2025

Debating Identity: Is It Time to Rename Cairo’s Experimental Theater Festival?

The Theatre Times: During the opening ceremony of the 32nd edition of the Cairo International Festival for Experimental Theater (CIFET, 1-8 September), Egypt’s Minister of Culture, Ahmed Fouad Hano, proposed renaming the festival to the Cairo International Theater Festival. The suggestion reignited long-standing debates about the identity and future of one of the Arab world’s most significant cultural events.

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