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Shunned by establishment, Israeli novel on taboo love flourishes
Art news
January 13, 2016
Shunned by establishment, Israeli novel on taboo love flourishes
A love story between an Israeli Jew and a Palestinian Muslim has become an unlikely bestseller, after Israel's education ministry…
Paulo Coelho: Quran is a book that changed the world
Art news
August 19, 2015
Paulo Coelho: Quran is a book that changed the world
Brazilian novelist Paulo Coelho, author of the bestselling book “The Alchemist”, recently posted a photo on his official Facebook page…
Book Talk: Rakha sees Egypt through poets’ eyes in ‘The Crocodiles’
Books
July 16, 2015
Book Talk: Rakha sees Egypt through poets’ eyes in ‘The Crocodiles’
Structured in prose poem-like paragraphs, "The Crocodiles" explores the relationship between literature and politics in Egypt through the lives of…
Zahi Hawass celebrates Italian translation of ‘The Legend of Tutankhamun’ book
Archaeology
July 5, 2015
Zahi Hawass celebrates Italian translation of ‘The Legend of Tutankhamun’ book
The launch of an Italian translation of Zahi Hawass’s book, “The Legend of Tutankhamun”, was celebrated in the city of…
Bibliotheca Alexandrina publishes book on Egyptian ancient language
Archaeology
June 22, 2015
Bibliotheca Alexandrina publishes book on Egyptian ancient language
The Writing and Scripts Center, affiliated to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, has issued a new book entitled ‘Words From Life in…
Book Talk: A painting inspires Eyre’s ‘Viper Wine’
Art news
June 6, 2015
Book Talk: A painting inspires Eyre’s ‘Viper Wine’
Hermione Eyre's "Viper Wine" begins in 1632 with Lady Venetia Digby, a famous court beauty -- the A-list celebrity of…
‘Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution’ by Mona Eltahawy stirs controversy
Art news
May 10, 2015
‘Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution’ by Mona Eltahawy stirs controversy
The recently-published book "Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution" by the Egyptian-American Journalist Mona Eltahawy…
Update: Egypt confiscates revolution-time graffiti book for “instigating revolt”
Egypt
February 18, 2015
Update: Egypt confiscates revolution-time graffiti book for “instigating revolt”
Egypt's customs services in Alexandria have seized 400 copies of "Walls of Freedom", a book depicting Egypt's street graffitti art…
Brotherhood book reflects on 250 days of Morsy
Egypt
June 13, 2013
Brotherhood book reflects on 250 days of Morsy
The Muslim Brotherhood has released a new book commemorating almost 1 year of President Mohamed Morsy in power, after he…
Remembering 1973: Who fought this ‘War in the Land of Egypt’?
Books
October 6, 2011
Remembering 1973: Who fought this ‘War in the Land of Egypt’?
Yusuf al-Qa'id's acclaimed novel, “War in the Land of Egypt,” was set during the brief October 1973 war and published…