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Now that Disney+ has officially landed in Egypt and the MENA region, watch Marvel series Moon Knight, which celebrates Ancient Egyptian mythology: The series, co-directed by Egyptian director Mohamed Diab, and follows the story of a comic book vigilante who assumes multiple alter egos to battle with the criminal underworld. The title character, played by Oscar Isaac, is the avatar of Khonshu, the Egyptian god of the moon who provided Moon Knight with supernatural powers to fight against evil. Diab’s casting selection and focus on the authenticity is a main feature of the director’s interview with the Hollywood Reporter, wherein he says that a major part of the 200-page pitch to Marvel was to avoid the “orientalist look, which always dehumanizes us.” Diab, Marvel’s first Arab filmmaker, tapped talents such as composer Hisham Nazih — known for his work in the Golden Parade in April last year — for Moon Knight’s soundtrack. Others include Ahmed Hafez, one of series’ three editors, Ramy series star May Calamawy, and The Kite Runner leading actor Khalid Abdullah.

⚽ Belgium faces Poland and Wales faces the Netherlands tonight in the European Nations League. Both matches are set to take place at 9pm.

There are several matches taking place in the 2023 African Nations qualifiers today, the most important of which is Tanzania against Algeria at 6pm.

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Head to a weekly tango night every Wednesday, brought to you by HiGi at the Swiss Club Cairo. The dance enthusiasts are hosting a La Milonga night today at 9pm where they dance to the special style of Latin music.

Noha Fekry is performing today at Kempinski Nile Hotel’s Jazz Bar at 9:30pm.

Attend a conversation titled What do we want from speculative fiction? tomorrow at Contemporary Image Collective at 7pm. Malak Helmy and Mohamed Abdelkarim will lead a discussion that aims to pose answers for questions such as why we make images of the future.

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Childhood in Ancient Egypt is the most comprehensive attempt at recounting the experiences of children in Ancient Egypt: Drawing on textual, iconographic, and archaeological sources stretching over a period of 3.5k years, Amandine Marshall — with help from Colin Clement — reconstructs a detailed image of life as a youngster from the Predynastic period to the end of the New Kingdom. Marshall explores how ancient Egyptians perceived children and childhood and how they were seen in the eyes of law, society, and the state. The book also goes into more everyday details about their lives such as what they wore, the activities they engaged in, games they played, and how their parents would protect them from illness, evil spirits, or ghosts. Illustrated with 160 drawings and photographs, the book is a major contribution to the growing field of ancient-world childhood studies.