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Restoring Egypt’s scientific heritage – Part II
November 15, 2012
Restoring Egypt’s scientific heritage – Part II
In the second part of our review of the Institut d’Egypte, Egypt Independent is focusing on the restoration of its…
Restoring Egypt’s scientific heritage – Part I
November 15, 2012
Restoring Egypt’s scientific heritage – Part I
Almost a year after it was set ablaze during clashes nearby, the Institut d’Egypte has reopened its doors boasting the…
The great hate story
November 11, 2012
The great hate story
Love is a subject that has animated great poetry, novels and memoirs for a thousand years and more. Hate has…
The pick: An extemporaneous literary production trip, in 140 characters
November 9, 2012
The pick: An extemporaneous literary production trip, in 140 characters
“Of the martyrs of the revolution we lost before we even thought of a revolution,” wrote a tweep on her…
The revolution, fast-fowarded: ‘Exit Door’ offers perceptive look at uprising
November 8, 2012
The revolution, fast-fowarded: ‘Exit Door’ offers perceptive look at uprising
What may be harder than making a revolution is writing a good novel about it. Ezzedine Choukri Fishere, a political…
War of words: Accusations of plagiarism after Rushdie work is translated twice
November 5, 2012
War of words: Accusations of plagiarism after Rushdie work is translated twice
Salman Rushdie is a name well-known to Arabic readers, although his fame doesn’t really come from his books. Instead, it…
The art of comics: How (and why) you should become the next great graphic novelist
October 27, 2012
The art of comics: How (and why) you should become the next great graphic novelist
Graphic novels are “cheap, fast, and accessible,” according to Amir, author of “Zahra’s Paradise,” (he has chosen, along with his illustrator…
In other words: Translating poetry, an unsung art
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…
Why water? Read CIC’s new book ‘Hydrarchy’ to find out
October 11, 2012
Why water? Read CIC’s new book ‘Hydrarchy’ to find out
Robert Wedderburn’s mother was a slave who was sold by Wedderburn’s father, a Scottish plantation owner, when she was five…
China’s Mo Yan wins Nobel prize for literature
October 11, 2012
China’s Mo Yan wins Nobel prize for literature
Chinese writer Mo Yan won the 2012 Nobel prize for literature on Thursday for works which combine "hallucinatory realism" with…