Books
Egypt’s reading revolution
July 10, 2011
Egypt’s reading revolution
Last month, two major bookstores shut down in Oman, and a few months earlier two Dubai bookshops closed their doors…
Mohamed Hafez Ragab’s complete works published on his 76th birthday
July 7, 2011
Mohamed Hafez Ragab’s complete works published on his 76th birthday
"We are a generation without literary masters," is author Mohamed Hafez Ragab’s most famous quote, for which he was equally…
Summer reading and activity guide for kids
July 4, 2011
Summer reading and activity guide for kids
Egyptian schoolchildren worked especially hard this year. Now that it’s summer, they deserve to relax and have fun. But that…
Revisiting Farag Fouda’s call for secularism
June 26, 2011
Revisiting Farag Fouda’s call for secularism
“The issue is not about applying Shariah (Islamic jurisprudence), but is a matter of choice between a theocratic and a…
AUC Press revolution works, festival prompt some skepticism
June 24, 2011
AUC Press revolution works, festival prompt some skepticism
The annual AUC Press Book, Art, and Music Festival held Wednesday at the Cairo Opera House celebrated the 25 January…
The Future of Dar al-Kotob: Q&A with Zain Abdul Hady
June 23, 2011
The Future of Dar al-Kotob: Q&A with Zain Abdul Hady
Dar al-Kotob, the Egyptian National Library, is sometimes lost in the shadow of the National Archives, or forgotten behind the…
Two young publishing houses still getting their bearings
June 20, 2011
Two young publishing houses still getting their bearings
A little bit of DIY spirit is making an appearance on the shelves of Cairo’s bookstores. Slim volumes of English…
The Age of Deception: A peek inside ElBaradei’s work and Weltanschauung
June 19, 2011
The Age of Deception: A peek inside ElBaradei’s work and Weltanschauung
Before Mohamed ElBaradei returned to Egypt in February 2010 and dramatically shook up the political scene with his calls for…
Two Egyptian novels nominated for Arabic Booker Prize
June 16, 2011
Two Egyptian novels nominated for Arabic Booker Prize
Al-Dar al-Arabiya publishing house in Cairo has nominated Ashraf al-Ashmawy’s novel “The Time of Hyenas” for the 2011 Arabic Booker…
Book Review: Galal Amin’s Egyptians in the Mubarak Era
June 16, 2011
Book Review: Galal Amin’s Egyptians in the Mubarak Era
One might feel uneasy after reading Egypt and Egyptians in the Mubarak Era, the newly published book by prominent Egyptian…