Books

“To exist is to resist”—a theme heavily echoed throughout William Parry’s provocative book, “Against the Wall: The Art of Resistance…

Six years after his death, scholar Edward Said is still remembered for his influential theories on imagery construction between the…

Palestine has been ever-present in the works of Radwa Ashour, but despite this she has never written a novel directly…

British journalist Mark Curtis's recently released book "Secret Affairs: Britain's Collusion with Radical Islam" tells the story of the West’s…

 

Throughout Ramadan we have presented selections from Arabic literature old and new, drawing from Naguib Mahfouz and Salwa Bakr. Now,…

In honor of the Eid al-Fitr, Al-Masry Al-Youm presents the poem Eid Morning by the late Egyptian poet Fouad Haddad,…

Last Saturday, at the age of 70, renowned Egyptian cartoonist and graphic designer Mohie al-Dien al-Labbad passed away.Al-Labbad began drawing…

In 2009, the American University in Cairo Press released the book Ghost Riders of Upper Egypt: A Study of Spirit…

Last week, as part of our Alf Leila We Leila Ramadan storytelling series, we brought you part one of the…