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A good book can change your life
Books

A good book can change your life

New research out of the UK has found yet another benefit of picking up a good book, with avid readers…
New “A Book and a Loaf of Bread” campaign promotes reading among Egypt’s poor
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New “A Book and a Loaf of Bread” campaign promotes reading among Egypt’s poor

The Egyptian government has launched a new campaign called “A Book and a Loaf of Bread”, which provides a 90…
Cairo’s esteemed book fair opens January 27
Books

Cairo’s esteemed book fair opens January 27

The 2016 Cairo International Book Fair is set to begin on January 27 and run until February 10 under the…
Barack, Michelle Obama reveal their pop culture picks of 2015
Culture

Barack, Michelle Obama reveal their pop culture picks of 2015

US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama have revealed their favourite music, books, movies and TV shows of…
Bangladesh publishers burn books to protest latest killing
World

Bangladesh publishers burn books to protest latest killing

Angry publishers burnt books and closed their businesses in Bangladesh Monday, in the third day of protests over the latest…
Nordic Noir ‘Millennium’ books to get 2 more sequels
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Nordic Noir ‘Millennium’ books to get 2 more sequels

Swedish author David Lagercrantz will write two more books featuring tattooed hacker Lisbeth Salander, on top of his recent sequel…
Activists protest removal of Raml Station bookshops
Egypt

Activists protest removal of Raml Station bookshops

Several activists and intellectuals in Alexandria staged a protest with books on Saturday, outside small bookstores that had been destroyed…
Bags of books to be delivered to homes throughout Egypt’s oases
Egypt

Bags of books to be delivered to homes throughout Egypt’s oases

The Culture Ministry has launched a “Million Reader” initiative, whereby the representatives of the ministry distribute bags full of books…
Cairo airport foils smuggling of ancient books
Egypt

Cairo airport foils smuggling of ancient books

Authorities at Cairo International Airport foiled on Tuesday an attempt to smuggle 761 historical books in Arabic and French, the…
Americans more likely to ban books than any other media
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Americans more likely to ban books than any other media

A new Harris Poll shows that since 2011, the percentage of American adults who feel there are books on sale…
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