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Translating Orientalism

Translating Orientalism

Six years after his death, scholar Edward Said is still remembered for his influential theories on imagery construction between the…
Radwa Ashour’s Tantoura: Palestinian nakba and resisting fait accompli

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…
Mark Curtis: Britain and the Muslim Brotherhood

Mark Curtis: Britain and the Muslim Brotherhood

British journalist Mark Curtis's recently released book "Secret Affairs: Britain's Collusion with Radical Islam" tells the story of the West’s…
Poetry in mourning

Poetry in mourning

 
Presents from elephants: Sindbad retires

Presents from elephants: Sindbad retires

Throughout Ramadan we have presented selections from Arabic literature old and new, drawing from Naguib Mahfouz and Salwa Bakr. Now,…
A poem for the holiday: Eid Morning by Fouad Haddad

A poem for the holiday: Eid Morning by Fouad Haddad

In honor of the Eid al-Fitr, Al-Masry Al-Youm presents the poem Eid Morning by the late Egyptian poet Fouad Haddad,…
Mohie al-Dien al-Labbad: A great loss for Egypt and the Arab world

Mohie al-Dien al-Labbad: A great loss for Egypt and the Arab world

Last Saturday, at the age of 70, renowned Egyptian cartoonist and graphic designer Mohie al-Dien al-Labbad passed away.Al-Labbad began drawing…
Ghost Riders: Possession and exorcism in Upper Egypt

Ghost Riders: Possession and exorcism in Upper Egypt

In 2009, the American University in Cairo Press released the book Ghost Riders of Upper Egypt: A Study of Spirit…
Lady luck: Fortunes gained, heads lost

Lady luck: Fortunes gained, heads lost

Last week, as part of our Alf Leila We Leila Ramadan storytelling series, we brought you part one of the…
Ramadan 2010: A Ramadan childhood

Ramadan 2010: A Ramadan childhood

It is hot and crowded. I am clinging to my mother’s hand like she is going to fly away and…
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