Books
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Reviews
12/31/2023 9:23:44 PM
The memoirs of a former mental hospital director and a famous purse-snatcher throw light on the lives of marginalized Egyptians during the first half of the 20th century.
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Books
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Reviews
10/25/2023 7:38:00 PM
The plight of the Palestinians in exile from their homeland from the 1948 Nakba onwards can be read in many works of literature and memoirs.
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October War: 50 Years
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October War: 50 Years
10/5/2023 6:44:00 PM
Throughout the years, Al-Ahram Weekly has always worked to capture the testimonies and memoirs of those who were there at the front line during the October War fighting to make the aspired Crossing of the Suez Canal a reality.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Culture
5/30/2023 10:40:54 PM
The British forensic scientist Sir Sydney Smith spent much of his career in Egypt and recorded his impressions in a set of revealing memoirs, writes David Tresilian in an occasional series on books by visitors to Egypt
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
1/31/2023 9:17:01 PM
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Special
11/22/2022 8:22:35 PM
To mark the centenary of Boutros Boutros-Ghali’s birth, Dina Ezzat revisits the memoirs and legacy of an Egyptian diplomat with unconventional views
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Books
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News
8/23/2022 12:25:43 PM
New never-before-seen handwritten memoirs by the only Arab Nobel laureate writer, Naguib Mahfouz (1911-2006), will be published in a new book, according to a statement by the late novelist’s daughter.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Culture
11/9/2021 6:21:31 PM
A new translation of memoirs by the 18th-century Syrian traveller Hanna Diyab casts fresh light on well-known tales from the Arabian Nights, writes David Tresilian
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Culture
9/28/2021 9:47:32 PM
Two colonial memoirs by middle-ranking officials offer contrasting insights into how the British occupying administration once operated in Egypt, writes David Tresilian in an occasional series on books by visitors to Egypt
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Culture
4/12/2021 4:30:00 PM
The memoirs of British colonial officials can contain intriguing information about life in early twentieth-century Egypt
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Opinion
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12/10/2020 5:20:58 PM
Obama’s recently published memoirs detail tensions between his vision and lived realities that he never truly resolved
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
11/24/2020 7:34:01 PM
Barack Obama’s fresh dusting down of his White House years reopens a decade-old debate about his controversial Middle Eastern legacy
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Books
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10/15/2019 6:23:43 PM
Gresh will discuss the memoirs of his mentor Éric Rouleau in an event at the American University in Cairo on 16 October
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Books
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News
8/26/2019 1:51:20 PM
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Opinion
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8/23/2019 8:27:00 PM
Former foreign minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit’s second volume of memoirs dealing with Egypt’s declining influence abroad will soon be available in English translation
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Books
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7/2/2019 2:00:36 PM
The memoirs will tackle many issues including his term as an ambassador in Washington that saw the 9/11 events and the Egyptian revolution in 2011, starting from the war of 1967 until 2017.
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Books
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News
5/16/2019 4:32:46 PM
Michelle Obama's memoirs remained a top seller into the new year, selling more than 10 million copies worldwide
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Books
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2/11/2019 12:34:07 PM
The writer chose two parallel time lines to express his views and re-write a true history from his point of view backed up by historical events narration, journalistic reports and extracts from politicians’ memoirs
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Books
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1/7/2019 1:23:26 PM
The highlights of this year include a collection of unpublished Naguib Mahfouz stories, the memoirs of a famous writer, and an academic book about the beginnings of the modern state
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Egypt
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1919 Revolution
11/11/2018 4:35:47 PM
The centenary of Egypt’s 1919 Revolution will see many recalling its events and historical outcomes. But 1918 was almost as crucial a year, as the memoirs of revolutionary leader Saad Zaghloul explain
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