Books

The Contemporary Image Collective downtown space was close to bursting on Wednesday night. Visitors packed into the gallery’s meeting space…

A two-bedroom apartment might seem like a tiny space to write about, but iconic writer Ibrahim Aslan, who died last…

In her debut novel, British-Palestinian author Selma Dabbagh has set herself a very difficult task. “Out of It,” published by…

A moment of silence in memory of Ibrahim Aslan opened the International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) press conference on…

The Sawiris Foundation for Social Development announced the winners of the 2011 Sawiris Cultural Award competition Monday in a ceremony…

I know there is a verse or two I have learned through the religious fervor of my progenitors. This month:…

"The most beautiful of the Nile's birds leaves the lake this evening,” Palestinian poet Mourid Barghouti wrote yesterday on Twitter.…

The Cairo International Book Fair will open on 22 January and end on 7 February, the Egyptian Publishers Association (EPA)…

The Egyptian Scientific Institute will be temporarily relocated to Beit al-Sennary in Cairo's Sayeda Zeinab district until the original building…

“Reflections on Islamic Art,” edited by Ahdaf Soueif, appears at a time when Islamic art is surging back into fashion.…