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A report by the Egyptian Cabinet's Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) revealed that 88 percent of Egyptian families are…

In commemoration of Sudanese novelist and columnist Tayeb Salih’s death a year ago, the Supreme Council for Culture held a…

As Bahaa Taher flips through a yellowed copy of one of his earlier novels, handed to him by a fan…

Imported dogs, useless cats, and flying peacocks are all featured in acclaimed Egyptian author Bahaa Taher’s newest collection of short…

Novelist Hamdi Abu Golayyel hails from a Bedouin village in the Fayoum area of Middle Egypt. His ancestors settled there…

In an exclusive gathering at downtown Cairo's Greek Club on Monday, writer Amal Sedik Afifi celebrated the launch of her…

What first drew him to the translation profession, says Humphrey Davies, was the fact that it was “a way of…

In his latest book, writer Gaber Asfour travels back in time to his early youth, steering clear for the most…

In his latest book, Fi Naqd el-Khetab el-Arabi el-Rahen (A Critique of the Current Arab Discourse), prominent leftist thinker Samir…

Last week saw the book signing of the third edition of prominent novelist Hossam Fakhr’s book, Hekayat Amina, (Amina’s Stories).…