Bahaa Taher
Bahaa Taher’s novel to be turned into TV series
Cinema/TV
July 27, 2015
Bahaa Taher’s novel to be turned into TV series
Author Bahaa Taher Wahet al-Ghorub's novel, "The Sunset Oasis", which obtained the Booker Prize in 2008 will be turned into…
Salafis vow to disperse Culture Ministry protests
Egypt
June 10, 2013
Salafis vow to disperse Culture Ministry protests
The Salafi Watan Party has warned its members will disperse a sit-in set up outside the Culture Ministry in Cairo…
Intellectuals protest “Brotherhoodization” of Culture Ministry
Culture
June 5, 2013
Intellectuals protest “Brotherhoodization” of Culture Ministry
Prominent intellectual figures stormed the main gate of the Culture Ministry on Wednesday afternoon to start a sit-in inside the…
The sounds of ‘Sunset Oasis’
Books
August 15, 2012
The sounds of ‘Sunset Oasis’
“I don’t mean to say that I am more intelligent than he, or that I see things he is incapable…
In other words: Trust your translator?
Books
October 25, 2011
In other words: Trust your translator?
Egyptian novelist Bahaa Taher made headlines last year when he filed a suit against the American University in Cairo (AUC)…
A literary treasure ignored
Books
February 26, 2010
A literary treasure ignored
As Bahaa Taher flips through a yellowed copy of one of his earlier novels, handed to him by a fan…
‘I Did Not Know Peacocks Could Fly’
Books
February 26, 2010
‘I Did Not Know Peacocks Could Fly’
Imported dogs, useless cats, and flying peacocks are all featured in acclaimed Egyptian author Bahaa Taher’s newest collection of short…