In his debut novel, Dr. Osama Abdel-Raouf El-Shazli, who is an orthopaedic surgeon, chooses an unprecedented setting for his tale: the years the Israelites spent wandering in the wilderness led by the Prophet Moses after the Exodus.
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Italian Professor Giovanni Gobber’s fascinating book, Languages, Cultures and Experiences, shows how languages transcend political borders to co-exist and develop with one another, helping to explain why – for example – Arabic words can be found in European languages.
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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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Patrick Callen, a Dublin, Ireland hitman with a mild case of obsessive-compulsive disorder, stays organized by making lists. On his first day in Keith Bruton's debut novel, the list includes: Buy Food, Sleep With Olivia, Visit Ma, Kill Henry O'Neil.
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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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Egypt's highest state awards in art, literature, and social sciences for 2022 were announced on 7 June, with writer Ibrahim Abdel-Meguied, director Dawood Abdel-Sayed, and late Iraq thinker Qais Azzawi winning the top honour, the Nile Award.
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With the passing of Iraq's renowned communist poet Muzzafar al-Nawab, who faced jail time and exile in the 1960s, a rich chapter of Iraqi poetry has come to an end.
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A writer who penned a piece titled "How To Murder Your Husband" is on trial in the United States for...killing her husband.
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Nadi El Mohebin (Lovers Club) by Sobhi Moussa, (Cairo: Samaa Publishing House, 2021).
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The Sheikh Zayed Book Award (SZBA) has announced the winners for its 16th edition across seven categories on Tuesday.
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Nashville Public Library is responding to library scrutiny in Tennessee with a goal to distribute 5,000 ``I read banned books'' library cards this month.
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In three books produced over the last five years, researcher Robert Fares explains why the Copts of Egypt can never be confined to a ghetto.
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Ana Atazakar (I Remember), by Abdel-Rahim Darwish, Maktabet Nancy Publishing, Damietta 2019, pp202
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Safinat Al-Ahlam (“The Cruise of the Dreams”), by Eman El-Emary, (Cairo: Dar Tweeta), 2022.
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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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More than 30 years after his death, novelist Ehsan Abdel-Kouddous is getting a new recognition, with re-prints, translations and more drama adaptations of his works.
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