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A fabricated prayer to dispel anxiety from manufactured victory

​Salat Al-Qalaq (The Prayer of Anxiety) by Mohamed Samir Nada, Sefsafa Publishing, Cairo, 2024. 353pp.

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A fabricated prayer to dispel anxiety from manufactured victory
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Book Review: Ahmed El-Karmalawy’s The Eleven — A bold reimagining of a biblical tale

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Book Review: Masr Ya Abla – Mohamed Abla's Journey Through Memory, Art, and Egypt

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Book Review: Reflections from Safinaz Kazem's journey

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Historian Ilan Pappé’s unflinching indictment of the Israeli state

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Book Review: Life on the road – dissecting society through tales from the world of deliverymen

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The Prayer of Anxiety wins IPAF 2025 amid acclaim and controversy

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Book Review: Pope Francis – the man who listened before he preached

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A summer in Switzerland with an improbable mission

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Book Review: Cairo Revisited charts the story of the 1,000-year-old city

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Oedipus on the Plane: A fated choice

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Book Review: The Shell dissects political prisons in Syria

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Book Review: Psychological Engineering in European Theatre

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'Personal Myths': A new look at Egyptian history

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2024 Yearender: Ahram Online picks for best books of the year (II)

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2024 Yearender: Ahram Online's picks for best books of the year

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Features of Palestinian Documentaries: On the making, looting, remaking of Palestine collective memory

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INTERVIEW: Egyptian identity and universal values matter: Al-Shorouk Publisher Amira Abul-Magd

Veteran children’s literature publisher Amira Abul-Magd discusses Al-Shorouk's recent children’s book publications and the importance of advancing the industry while preserving Egyptian identity and values.

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INTERVIEW: Egyptian identity and universal values matter: Al-Shorouk Publisher Amira Abul-Magd
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INTERVIEW: Not just hieroglyphics

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Arab League achievements and challenges throughout history

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The case against book reviews: On how and where average book reviewer misses the point

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INTERVIEW - AI can revolutionize book promotion, reader matching: AI entrepreneur Nadim Sadek

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Cairo Int’l Book Fair: Publishers’ Picks (VI)

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Readers guide to Cairo Int'l Book Fair 2025

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Cairo Int’l Book Fair: Publishers’ Picks (V)

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Cairo Int'l Book Fair: Publishers’ Picks (IV)

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Cairo Int'l Book Fair: Publishers’ Picks (III)

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Cairo International Book Fair: The Publishers’ Picks (II)

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56th Cairo Int’l Book Fair: Publishers’ Picks (I)

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Moxy and Echo: Meet the robots at Sharjah Int'l Book Fair

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Sky will lose its blue; seas will rise if we neglect climate change: Lawrence Krauss at Sharjah’s Int’l Book Fair

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UAE's Fujairah hosts global thinkers at 4th International Philosophy Conference

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Sharjah ruler inaugurates 43rd annual Sharjah Int’l Book Fair

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Largest ever cohort of women authors shortlisted for 2024 Booker

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