Books
Taxi of Knowledge: Reading on the road
June 12, 2011
Taxi of Knowledge: Reading on the road
Next time you ride into a white cab in Cairo, go through the small book collection attached to the driver’s…
The ‘Korean wave’ hits Dar al-Kotob
June 11, 2011
The ‘Korean wave’ hits Dar al-Kotob
Since May, 4000 Korean books and DVDs have occupied some of the stacks of Cairo’s biggest public library, Dar al-Kotob.…
Osama Dorra: The voice of an angry former Brother
June 9, 2011
Osama Dorra: The voice of an angry former Brother
“We, Muslim Brotherhood youth, were banned and chained. And we weren't better off within the group. They [group leaders] always…
Messages from Tahrir, revolutionary photography
June 8, 2011
Messages from Tahrir, revolutionary photography
Former President Hosni Mubarak was sent the same message in a variety of different ways: high quality posters, ragged cardboard,…
Q&A with Paul Sussman: Linking Egypt’s past with modern times
June 7, 2011
Q&A with Paul Sussman: Linking Egypt’s past with modern times
Many Western novels about Egypt risk emphasizing common stereotypes. But British novelist Paul Sussman is an exception. Through several bestselling…
New literary prize open to young Arabic-English translators
June 5, 2011
New literary prize open to young Arabic-English translators
For many years, the field of Arabic-English translation was dominated by a very few. Denys Johnson-Davies, who Edward Said called…
A new Akhbar al-Adab
June 2, 2011
A new Akhbar al-Adab
In Abla al-Roweiny’s first editorial in Akhbar al-Adab, Egypt’s weekly literary journal, she writes about a different “space” that is…
Can Egyptian humor be translated?
May 29, 2011
Can Egyptian humor be translated?
At a mid-May symposium at the American University in Cairo, students from “Translating the Revolution” class of Samia Mehrez -…
Literature in the age of social media
May 28, 2011
Literature in the age of social media
Last March, the New York based OR Books published the first Twitter book ever, Tweets from Tahrir: Egypt’s revolution as…
Book review: Berma meets Omar Taher
May 26, 2011
Book review: Berma meets Omar Taher
Renowned satirical writer, Omar Taher, published his latest book Berma Yoqabel Rayya we Sekina (Berma Meets Rayya and Sekina) earlier…