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Egypt's ancient zar ritual
At Cairo's Makan Cultural Centre, the Mazaher ensemble performs a lighter version of "zar", an music and dance ritual with centuries-old roots, that aims to ward off or exorcise jinn, or evil spirits.
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New York is heat and cold. New York is inspiration and motivation. New York and especially it's skateboarding culture became a timeless constant for skaterboarders from all over the world. It's not an apple, it's like the big, juicy burger or that hot chick up on that bill board in the city: You always have to look at it. And you get to dream about it. Again and again. One day a group of skaters from Germany decided to go for that dream. They went for the feel, not for the hammers. No pro skaters, just some friends chasing the vibe of the city and willing to capture it and take it back home. There is days we are happy to land a simple 360 flip. And there is days we are happy to live a personal dream. It never feels like you thought it would feel when you finally make it happen, but there's no doubt we'll never regret spending money, films, sweat, blood, money on 1$ Arizona Ice tea cans, boards and time (12days) on this trip to NYC.