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One of the most profound modern Arabic movies has made its way to Netflix: This film left us speechless in its depiction of the ideologies that engulfed Egypt during the 2011 revolution. Clash, directed by the ingenious Mohamed Diab, is a claustrophobic affair, taking place almost exclusively in the back of a police vehicle. People from different backgrounds are rounded up and held in the confined space, forced by their proximity to interact amid rising tensions. Even the camera itself seems to become a prisoner as the film shows the internal battles each person is facing, as well as the emotional wars they wage against each other. But as Clash slowly and naturalistically reveals each character’s story and how it brought them to where they are now, the people in the police car begin to see more of what makes them similar, instead of focusing on what sets them apart.

While some of us at Enterprise describe this film as a must-watch, others don’t feel the same. Clash is definitely a controversial film that impacts different people in different ways. It’s part touching, part insightful, and part sad, and depending on your experiences, you might feel one part more deeply than the other — or something else entirely.

⚽ Egypt plays in the Arab Cup today: The eyes of the Egyptians are on Doha’s Stadium 974 today to watch Tunisia's match against Egypt in the Arab Cup semi-final at 5pm. Egypt booked its ticket to the match by defeating Jordan 3-1, while Tunisia beat Oman 2-1. On the other side of the semi-finals, host Qatar will compete with Algeria at 9pm. The victors of the two matches will meet in the Arab Cup final next Saturday, while the defeated teams will also play the same day in a match to decide the third place team.

There are four matches in gameweek 17 of the English Premier League today. Three of which start at 9:30pm: Brighton will play against Wolves, Burnley against Watford, and Crystal Palace against Southampton. As for the last match, Arsenal and West Ham will compete at 10pm.

Champions League — After a dramatic draw and redraw for the round of 16 on Monday we finally know who’s playing who: Paris Saint Germain will face Real Madrid, RB Salzburg v FC Bayern, Sporting CP v Manchester City, Benfica v Ajax, Chelsea v Lille, Atletico Madrid v Manchester United, Villarreal v Juve and Inter v Liverpool. The round of 16 will kick off on 15 February and will keep going until 16 March.

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It’s opening night for Spider-Man: No Way Home in Egyptian cinemas nationwide. Early reviews are divided on whether the latest superhero film delivers its usual bang (we’ll give you our personal opinion in tomorrow’s EnterprisePM). You can check out the showtimes for cinemas screening the film on elcinema.com.

Zar performers Mazaher Ensemble are taking the stage at Downtown’s Makan tonight at 8pm. Mazaher members Um Sameh, Um Hassan and Nour el Sabah are among the last remaining Zar practitioners in Egypt; their polyrhythmic drumming combines three musical styles of the ritualistic Zar tradition.

You may have meditated, but have you meditated in a salt cave? That’s exactly what Phi Salt Cave’s event today promises at their session in Sheraton, Heliopolis at 7pm. Tickets cost EGP 150 and advance registration is required.

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Meerkats, bees, and penguins can provide lessons on how to scale your business: Building useful and innovative software has become easier — but there’s a big leap between building a product, and making it a business success. How to scale smart is the topic of Andrew Chen’s new book The Cold Start Problem. Chen, who was an Uber exec before becoming an investor at VC firm Andreessen Horowitz, says companies should utilize “the network effect,” commonly explained by the fact that networks (for example, users of an app) grow exponentially. Chen’s theory of networking is derived from nature as opposed to the business world, as he looks at the mathematics of animal populations to understand the life cycles of networks.

The meerkat theory: If a mob of meerkats is too small, the creatures get picked off by predators. When the mob grows in size, the small animals become a formidable opponent. But too much growth can also be disadvantageous, as the meerkat mob overeats and depletes the surroundings, leading the critters to their own demise. The interplay between growing too slow and growing too fast is as much of an ecological predicament as it is a business one, Chen explains, and you can draw from success stories in both fields to learn how to create efficient networks that will save your mob/business.