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May
5
McCullough also traces their childhood in Ohio, their devoted parents and Wilbur's relentless self-education, the bicycle shop where they first revealed their mechanical genius  (more...)

May
5
The book was on display in a locked case as part of a pavilion dedicated to Macondo, the mythical town that features in the novel and other works by the author, who died last year  (more...)


Apr
27
Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight were held captive in a Cleveland home by Ariel Castro before finally escaping in 2013  (more...)

Apr
27
The American University in Cairo will host Professor Joseph Masaad, on Tuesday, 28 April, to lecture at the Oriental Hall about Islam and liberalism  (more...)

Apr
27
Six prominent Novelists are protesting against the honoring of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo with a freedom of expression award  (more...)

Apr
24
The importance of the book is that its two authors were members of the jihadist group Gamaa Islamiya, who have since renounced violence   (more...)

Apr
22
Abdel-Rahman El-Abnoudi, one of the most prominent vernacular poets of the last fifty years, died on Tuesday afternoon aged 77   (more...)

Apr
21
The funeral of the late poet, who was nicknamed "The Uncle" for his ability to simultaneously empathise and inspire, is scheduled for Wednesday  (more...)

Apr
20
Fans of Gabriel Garcia Marquez honored the Nobel laureate and writer of One Hundred Years of Solitude, on the one-year anniversary of his death  (more...)