All posts tagged "literature"

A new book featuring Naguib Mahfouz’s previously unknown stories is now being published by Dar al Saqi...

Doria Shafik was not just a woman of steel, but also a woman of great passion and...

Northlit, newly-created Nordic literature festival in Aarhus, Denmark, has turned its attention to Arabic literature this year....

Drawn by the antique cover and the peculiar name, I stumbled upon “Dragonwyck“, a gothic romance novel...

The last five words of Mona Eltahawy’s Headscarves and Hymens are “words say we are here”. Sure...

Sometimes what lies beneath the surface can have a much greater impact than what is clearly in...

With summer coming up, it’s high time to get your holiday reading list in order. Whether you’re...

The 2016 International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) has nominated three Egyptian novels for this year’s award....

The 47th edition of the Cairo International Book Fair opens Wednesday under the theme of “Culture in...

This episode we take you behind the scenes to capture raw human talent: the intimate brainstorming, trials,...

Hassan Daoud received the 2015 AUC Press Naguib Mahfouz Medal for LIterature. (Photo handout) Celebrating Arabic literature...

Egyptian writer and journalist Ahmed Naje was brought to court Saturday, where he faces trial for writing an...

The international political sphere has been riding one wave of turbulence after the other, prompting an increased...

By Ola El Soueni, Community Times Reading to our children in Arabic is one of the greatest...

A few days ago, the author of the world-renowned “Harry Potter” series J.K. Rowling responded with words...

Sunlight peaked through the glass panes of a mysterious, rustic downtown Cairo bookstore, located just meters away...

By Neil Sutherland* The best way for a tourist to learn the general thoughts and opinions of...