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Taxi of Knowledge: Reading on the road

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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…
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