With summer coming up, it’s high time to get your holiday reading list in order. Whether you’re interested in Egypt’s early and modern history, its foreign policies, or even about the lives of everyday Egyptians and women’s rights, below are ten books you should add to your reading list in 2016. Cairo: The City Victorious – Max Rodenbeck If you live in Cairo and you only have time to read one book on this list, make sure it is this one. Covering the city’s history from its early beginnings of Pharaonic power to the urban jungle it is today, Rodenbeck weaves a trove of interesting facts and stories into a very vivid style of writing. This book will either make you yearn to return to Cairo or inspire you to get off your couch and step into the dust, noise and bustle to explore your hometown. Walls of Freedom: Street Art of the Egyptian Revolution Forget all the other books you’ve seen about revolutionary graffiti in Egypt, this is the only one you need. With essays by Egyptian political analysts and graffiti artists, a comprehensive timeline of events and – of course…
