Soad Othman offers a fine-grained ethnography of the Bohra sect of Ismaili Shi'ism

Tawfik, who was best known for his pocket series Ma Wara Al-Tabia (Metaphysics), died of a heart attack on Monday

In his new book, Dr. Hassanein Tawfiq Ibrahim asks whether the Islamic State organisation may continue in some form after its apparent defeat on the battlefield, highlighting the future of children born to IS members

Sean Penn, is no longer interested in making movies as he became a "novelist"

Shreve was known for her books "Resistance" and "The Pilot's Wife," whhich were Both made into movie

The booksellers' move is the latest flare-up in a wider legal and political dispute over freedom of expression that has been rumbling in Spain in recent months

The list also includes former winners South Korean Han Kang and the Hungarian László Krasznahorka

The lectures will tackle the the relevance of the Cold War for the Arab World and the topic of the Islamic State group in Somalia

Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy said there is no military solution for Syria's conflict and warned that stalling peace talks risks reviving ISIS

The memoirs of Asharaf El-Bayoumi offer some provocative cross-cultural observations on the 'American Dream' in the middle of the last century

Le Pen, unveils his book as he faces possible humiliation next week when the National Front party, votes on scrapping his post of honorary president.

The author's new book tracks the life and struggles of Mary Ely Rosenthal

Mohamed Salmawy will sign his newly released memoirs on Wednesday, 28 February at Egypt's Public Library in Giza

Shortlisted novelists include Amir Tag Elsir, Ibrahim Nasrallah, Aziz Mohammed, Shahad Al-Rawi, Walid Shurafa, and Dima Wannous