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In other words: Translating Egypt’s revolution

In other words: Translating Egypt’s revolution

For Samia Mehrez, “Translating Egypt’s Revolution: The Language of Tahrir” is not a project that could be begun now. Most…
Vatican criticizes prominent US nun’s book on sexuality

Vatican criticizes prominent US nun’s book on sexuality

The Vatican has sharply criticized a book on sexuality written by a prominent American nun, saying she has a “defective…
Defining (a Lebanese) woman: Alexandra Chrieteh’s ‘Always Coca-Cola’

Defining (a Lebanese) woman: Alexandra Chrieteh’s ‘Always Coca-Cola’

How can a young Lebanese woman define — and defend — the borders of her body, as external forces push…
Culture minister’s first decision in office sparks protests

Culture minister’s first decision in office sparks protests

Despite two weeks of ongoing protests at the country’s main public library and 15 employees at the organization going on…
Conversations about Cairo, from the virtual world into the city

Conversations about Cairo, from the virtual world into the city

We live in Cairo. We live Cairo. We walk it, drive it, breathe it, choke on it. Sometimes if we…
In other words: Why is Mutanabbi so rarely translated into English?

In other words: Why is Mutanabbi so rarely translated into English?

“Give me verse like that, give me a poet like Abu Tayeb al-Mutanabbi, and I’ll go with you to the…
Digital media brings erotic books out of the closet

Digital media brings erotic books out of the closet

It seems like yesterday that women's erotica was something to be read in private under the sheets. But no more.…
‘The World is a Comical Novel’: Man between free will and fate

‘The World is a Comical Novel’: Man between free will and fate

The “Be changed and bring about change” festival, held at downtown Cairo’s Metropolis Theater, presented its final play, "The World…
Laugh in the face of your jailers

Laugh in the face of your jailers

It was sometime between the months of March and May 2002 when a curfew was imposed on Ramallah, making daily…
Survivor

Survivor

Since 17 April, some 2000 prisoners in Israeli jails embarked on an open-ended hunger strike to protest the conditions of…
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