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Karachi vice: Pakistani cop channels police stories into gritty novels
World

Karachi vice: Pakistani cop channels police stories into gritty novels

His father was assassinated by a notorious Karachi hitman, while his police partner was murdered by the Taliban. Personal tragedy…
Romance, horror novels see highest demand at Book Fair
Books

Romance, horror novels see highest demand at Book Fair

On the sixth day of the 48th Cairo International Book Fair, visitors, mostly young people, continued to flock to the…
Relax on World Hammock Day with this season’s best light fiction
Life & Style

Relax on World Hammock Day with this season’s best light fiction

Whether you’re on vacation or just relaxing in the garden at home, these five new light fiction novels will provide…
Amazon announces best-selling books of 2014
Books

Amazon announces best-selling books of 2014

“This year’s best seller lists include a lot of familiar authors and characters—over half of the books on the lists…
A tribute to Ibrahim Aslan
Opinion

A tribute to Ibrahim Aslan

In a world like the one we live in, it is difficult to find someone who will give credit to…
Self-censorship: Coptic representation in literature
Books

Self-censorship: Coptic representation in literature

There is, perhaps, an upside to novelists laboring in relative obscurity. While a recent Christian-Muslim unity concert in Alexandria was…
The Arab Novel: Freedom of religion, freedom of literature
Books

The Arab Novel: Freedom of religion, freedom of literature

Sunday marked the opening of the fifth International Forum for Arab Novel Creativity in Cairo, held at the Cairo Opera…
Radwa Ashour’s Tantoura: Palestinian nakba and resisting fait accompli
Books

Radwa Ashour’s Tantoura: Palestinian nakba and resisting fait accompli

Palestine has been ever-present in the works of Radwa Ashour, but despite this she has never written a novel directly…
East Winds, West Winds: The original sandstorm
Books

East Winds, West Winds: The original sandstorm

Originally published in Cairo 1995, “East Winds, West Winds” is a milestone for both author Mahdi Issa al-Saqr and Iraqi…
The week in book reviews: Religion, motherhood, and the bomb
Books

The week in book reviews: Religion, motherhood, and the bomb

“The Tenth Parallel: Dispatches From the Fault Line Between Christianity and Islam” By Eliza Griswold (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2010.)
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