Books
Twilight : Of vampires, college and teen werewolves
April 14, 2010
Twilight : Of vampires, college and teen werewolves
In August of 2008, I was assigned to cover a midday book release party at a chain bookstore in Manhattan.…
Munira’s Bottle…insight into the heart of Saudi
April 11, 2010
Munira’s Bottle…insight into the heart of Saudi
Munira, a woman with captivating and seductive eyes, falls into the trap of Ali al-Dahhal, an impostor who carefully weaves…
Amina Rachid: A woman from Egypt
April 11, 2010
Amina Rachid: A woman from Egypt
Amina Rachid, the critic, university professor and writer who was always faced difficult choices prefers to work quietly away from…
Scientology rears head in Egypt’s bookstores
April 7, 2010
Scientology rears head in Egypt’s bookstores
Books penned by Church of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard are not a common sight in Egypt. Recently, however, Arabic-language…
Badei Kheiry: A legendary poet
March 29, 2010
Badei Kheiry: A legendary poet
After years of intensive work, Nabil Bahgat, a professor of Arabic theater at Helwan University and director of the Beit…
History on the Nile
March 28, 2010
History on the Nile
With its publication of the sixth and final volume of Taqweem el-Nil, or "History written by the Nile," by Amin…
Drumbeat: Tales from the Gulf’s back end
March 25, 2010
Drumbeat: Tales from the Gulf’s back end
There are over a quarter of a million Egyptian immigrants working in the United Arab Emirates today--or rather, that is…
9/11 prompts a flood of books on the Middle East
March 18, 2010
9/11 prompts a flood of books on the Middle East
The terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 have reshaped the world, not in terms of geography, but rather in terms…
Magdy Mehana: Pushing the envelope
March 8, 2010
Magdy Mehana: Pushing the envelope
Last month, Al-Masry Al-Youm published Fel Mamnoo ("Forbidden"), a collection of articles written by the late journalist and television presenter…
Farah Pahlavi & the Shah: Enduring love
March 8, 2010
Farah Pahlavi & the Shah: Enduring love
Extracts from An Enduring Love written by Farah Pahlavi and published by Miramax books.