Ahram Online presents a sequel of several reviews of new volumes available during the top annual cultural events at the 56th Cairo International Book Fair held from 23 January to 5 February. These titles were offered and shared by the publishers themselves.
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Cairo is opting for pragmatism when it comes to Syria, for the time being at least.
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Ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration, Cairo is coordinating with regional players in a bid to boost stability.
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Artist Beshoy Zaraa describes the tradition of painting the Christian story of the nativity of Jesus in Egyptian art to Al-Ahram Weekly.
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As 2024 comes to a close, Ahram Online highlights its top book picks of the year, celebrating a diverse range of titles that captivated readers across genres.
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Navigating safely through a series of escalating regional crises has been Egypt’s top priority.
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Israel’s policy of warmongering across the region is designed to serve Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s personal interests and the security objectives of the Israeli state.
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Against a backdrop of regional turmoil and international apprehension, the leaders of Egypt, Iran, and Turkey are meeting with Global South partners
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As 2024 comes to a close, Ahram Online highlights its top book picks of the year, celebrating a diverse range of titles that captivated readers across genres.
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Israel seems to be reshaping the balances of power in the region in its favour but its schemes could backfire.
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Elias Khoury, Al-Nakba Mustamirra (The Catastrophe Continues), Beirut: Dar Al Adab, 2023. pp200
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The fall of president Bashar Al-Assad puts an end to an era of Baathist rule in Syria but does not preclude future despotism
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Published 15 years ago, Features of Palestinian Documentaries – Analysis remains the most relevant book in identifying ways to keep a record of the history of Palestine and Palestinians in the face of the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza.
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The talks Cairo has hosted and worked on through direct and indirect contact with all the parties offer unprecedented hope for the start of an end to Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza.
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How far will the renewed conflict in Syria go?
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How four women got out of their comfort zone to do what they wanted to do – for fun and business.
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A ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon is likely to be fragile and without consequences for Gaza.
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Egypt is pushing for a resolution to the war ravaging its southern neighbour Sudan.
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Since Yasser Arafat’s death in 2004, the Palestinian leadership has grappled with a vacuum of authority, compounded by internal divisions and shifting regional priorities. Can the Palestinian leadership recalibrate its strategy to balance resistance and diplomacy in its quest for statehood? The answer may define the future of a nation long mired in struggle.
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Letters from Grandmothers of Palestine (Khedtabat min Gidat Felastine), a book published in 2023, just a few months ahead of the genocidal Israeli war on Gaza, delivers a set of imaginary correspondences that author Ibrahim Shalabi put together about the heritage and history of Palestine.
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