Biography of the Forbidden Novel was published a few months ago by Al-Ain Publishing House and led to the discovery of a buried treasure of Mahfouz manuscripts

Nahed Nasr tracked down the man behind Egypt’s literary sensation of the year

Mourad has written the novels Vertigo, Diamond Dust and Blue Elephant

Unlike many others who sought fame through their relationship with the Nobel laureate, El-Ghitany was a true friend to Mahfouz, with whom he shared an honest and heartfelt friendship

What promises at first to be a novel of historical intrigue, disappears into confusion at the hand of writer Mahmoud Abdel Ghani

Writing Across Borders, is the this year's theme of the international symposium on comparative literature

Castro asked before his death that no statues be erected in his memory, and no streets or other sites be named in his honor.

Kaileh died in Oman on 2 Oct 2018 at the age of 63. He died of complications Of cancer, that he struggled with for years.

The short stories were found last month by Naguib Mahfouz's daughter and culture journalist Mohamed Shoair while researching Mahfouz's archives in his home in Dokki, Cairo

Gamal Al-Ghitani, who passed away three years ago, was one of Egypt's most renowned novelists

Sylvia Gabrielle Tag, in a guest lecture, will address the question of who controls the creation, access to, and distribution of information

Navarro's new book is set in Alexandria

Mohamed Rifaat Al-Imam, Armenians in Egypt (1896-1961), Cairo: Armenian General Benevolent Union, 2002 - Reviewed by Dina Ezzat​

Yemeni Journalist, Boshra Maqtari, documents the suffering of over 400 Yemeni victims of the on-going war since 2014

Yemeni writer Intesar Al-Serry sheds light on the struggles and psyches of Yemeni women

The event will be held at Diwan Bookstore in Zamalek on Thursday, 27 September, at 7:00pm