Mona Khalil offers an original take on the feminist novel through her historical research, even if the story itself ends up falling flat.
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A confusing title is only the start of the problems in Sherif Abdel-Meguid’s collection of short stories, whose memorable characters – particularly the killers – cannot make up for weak structure littered with plot holes.
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El-Gameya El-Serreya lel Mowatenin (Citizen’s Secret Society) by Achraf El-Ashmawi, Al Masriah Al Lubnaniah, Cairo 2022.
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Maqha Paradiso (Paradise Café) by Sherif El-Asfoury, Mahrousa Center for Publishing, Press and Information Services, Cairo 2022.
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Al Harb Fi Al Sharq (War in the East) Zein Abdel-Hady, Cairo, Battana Publishing, 2022.
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Ila New York fi 87 Yawman (To New York in 87 Days), Emad Blake, Alexandria: Ibiidi Publishing, 2019
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Naas men El-Minya (People from Minya) by: Mostafa Bayoumi, (Cairo: Magaz Cultural Foundation), 2019.
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Ghorbet El-Manazel ('Estranged Houses') by Ezzat El-Kamhawi, Cairo: Al-Dar Al-Masriah Al-Lubnaniah, 2022.
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Ahmed Sabry Aboul-Fottouh tells the personal histories of Egypt's feudal masters and servants alike in his newest novel, Another History of Sadness.
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Al-Nabi Al-Mafqood (The Lost Prophet Akhenaten), by Sherif Shaaban, (Cairo: Al Rowaq Publishing), 2022.
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El-Abwab El-Monzaleka (The Sliding Doors) by Sohair Sabry, (Cairo: Al Ain Publishing house), 2020
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Maqha Riche: Ain Ala Misr (Cafe Riche: An Eye on Egypt), by Maisoon Sakr, (Cairo: Nahdet Misr Publishing), 2021
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Nadi El Mohebin (Lovers Club) by Sobhi Moussa, (Cairo: Samaa Publishing House, 2021).
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Gihan Toheb El-Safar (Gihan Loves to Travel), by Gihan El-Gharabawy, Cairo Ghorab for Publishing and Distribution, Cairo, 2021.
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Elham Fateem’s collection of vignettes about successful Egyptian women in nontraditional careers makes an interesting and approachable read about gender for specialists and the the public alike.
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El-Muslim El-Yahoudi (Diary of a Jewish Muslim), by Kamal Ruhayyim, Cairo, Egypt: El-Ein Publishing House, 2021
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The atmosphere of the pandemic has been dominating the writer’s imagination.
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Alice Gaber's most recent collection of short stories entices the reader's curiosity with a simple, easy to read style and characters that face misfortune, but is hampered by its forgettability.
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Mamar El-Shay El-Hindi (The Indian Tea Passage), by Mohamed Al-Oun, Amman, Jordan: Dar Fadaat for Publishing, 2021
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Al Tholathaa Baad El-Asr (Tuesday Afternoon), by Nahla Abu El-Ezz, Cairo: Dream Ben Publishing House, 2021.
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