Naguib Mahfouz
Mahfouz materials withdrawn from Sotheby’s auction
Books
December 14, 2011
Mahfouz materials withdrawn from Sotheby’s auction
The Sotheby's London auction house stopped the auction of a “highly significant” archive of materials by Egyptian Nobel Prize-winning writer…
In other words: A fresh take on Mahfouz translations
Books
December 13, 2011
In other words: A fresh take on Mahfouz translations
For years, a complete translation of “The Cairo Trilogy,” Naguib Mahfouz's best-known work, “had been sitting in a closet at…
Ministry of Culture celebrates Naguib Mahfouz centennial
Egypt
December 12, 2011
Ministry of Culture celebrates Naguib Mahfouz centennial
The Ministry of Culture celebrated the 100th anniversary of Naguib Mahfouz’s birth on Sunday. The late Mahfouz, an Egyptian writer,…
This year’s Naguib Mahfouz Medal award goes to … you
Books
December 12, 2011
This year’s Naguib Mahfouz Medal award goes to … you
This year’s Naguib Mahfouz Medal awards ceremony was markedly different from the previous 14. Some of the surprises at the…
Sotheby’s London to auction Naguib Mahfouz manuscripts
Books
December 9, 2011
Sotheby’s London to auction Naguib Mahfouz manuscripts
The Sotheby's London auction house announced Thursday that it will offer a major cache of manuscripts by Nobel Prize-winning Egyptian…
Salafi leader prohibited from making press statements
Egypt
December 7, 2011
Salafi leader prohibited from making press statements
The Salafi Nour Party’s supreme committee has prohibited prominent Salafi figure Abdel Moneim al-Shahat from issuing press statements, after the…
What a change in Egypt’s leadership means for Israel
World
December 6, 2011
What a change in Egypt’s leadership means for Israel
JERUSALEM — Two decades ago, Naguib Mahfouz, the late, great Nobel literature laureate, speaking to the Israeli newspaper The Jerusalem…
The 27th Alexandria Film Festival kicks off
Cinema/TV
October 6, 2011
The 27th Alexandria Film Festival kicks off
After the cancellation of the Cairo and Ismailia film festivals this year, the Alexandria Film Festival for Mediterranean Countries has…
Should Egypt pay to promote its authors abroad?
Books
September 23, 2011
Should Egypt pay to promote its authors abroad?
When the UK-based Literature Across Frontiers (LAF) visited Cairo this month, it was with the aim of speeding and…
On an Eid anniversary, Mahfouz’s final gifts
Books
August 30, 2011
On an Eid anniversary, Mahfouz’s final gifts
Nobody feels the joy of the Eid as much as children, and when we were children, we could hardly…