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Profile: Ghada Khalifa challenges convention in her poems

Profile: Ghada Khalifa challenges convention in her poems

Ghada Khalifa began as an amateur poet. “I first made an exhibition of my paintings. I wrote some text for…
A walk through the Institut d’Egypte wreckage

A walk through the Institut d’Egypte wreckage

Since the Institut d'Egypte burned down in December during clashes resulting from a sit-in by the cabinet being violently dispersed…
In other words: The blown-up bridges of translation in Mona Baker’s ‘Translation as (Re)Narration’

In other words: The blown-up bridges of translation in Mona Baker’s ‘Translation as (Re)Narration’

DOHA — In “Translation in and of the World,” a three-day-conference organized in Doha by the Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation, the…
Literature festival in Gaza hostage to Egyptian bureaucracy

Literature festival in Gaza hostage to Egyptian bureaucracy

Update: PalFest organizers were granted on Thursday afternoon travel permits by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to travel to Gaza…
Shortlist for prestigious Caine Prize showcases diverse African literature

Shortlist for prestigious Caine Prize showcases diverse African literature

Egypt was one of just 14 countries represented by submissions to this year's Caine Prize for African Writing, sometimes referred…
Between drama and melodrama in ‘The Palm House’

Between drama and melodrama in ‘The Palm House’

Tarek Eltayeb’s “The Palm House” has the beginnings of a strong and important novel. For the first 160 pages, the…
Dreams of return: Azbakeya book market to be relocated for the 5th time

Dreams of return: Azbakeya book market to be relocated for the 5th time

Anxious and worried are how the Azbakeya booksellers currently feel, after the government has decided to move their book stalls…
In other words: James Joyce’s ‘Dubliners’ in Arabic

In other words: James Joyce’s ‘Dubliners’ in Arabic

This April, the Irish capital celebrates James Joyce’s story collection “Dubliners” in its annual “Dublin: One city, one book” initiative.…
5 ways to celebrate World Book and Copyright Day

5 ways to celebrate World Book and Copyright Day

This year, Tunis lit the candle for UNESCO's World Book Day. Five days before the annual UNESCO-sponsored World Book and…
Far away from home

Far away from home

A book about oddity and literature would naturally seem attractive, with readers expecting it to highlight experimental writing and the…
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