Asmaa Abdallah
An unholy trinity: Leading journalist’s latest novel navigates religion, media and state security
Books
January 8, 2013
An unholy trinity: Leading journalist’s latest novel navigates religion, media and state security
If you’ve ever watched Ibrahim Eissa’s political talk show on television, then you would know what to expect from his…
‘Toya’: A Disneysque fairytale by Judge Ashraf el-Ashmawi
Books
December 23, 2012
‘Toya’: A Disneysque fairytale by Judge Ashraf el-Ashmawi
“Toya,” one of the three Egyptian novels on the 2013 International Prize for Arab Fiction long list, is a feel…
In other words: Translating poetry, an unsung art
Books
October 14, 2012
In other words: Translating poetry, an unsung art
The years I worked as a translator were some of the most frustrating of my career. I would often spend…
‘A revolution of the imagination’ – Rethinking cultural policies
Art news
September 25, 2012
‘A revolution of the imagination’ – Rethinking cultural policies
A few days after the Mohamed Mahmoud graffiti was whitewashed by the state, causing outrage and concerns among cultural circles…