The Map of Love – Ahdaf Soueif, Egypt & England
Adhaf Soueif, of Egptian and British heritage and upbringing has set herself a formidable task in The Map of Love: …
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The Veil – Ahdaf Soueif, Egypt/U.K.
Ahadaf Soueif, is a Cairo born, Egypt and U.K educated, writer, predominantly of fiction. She got major attention with her …
“I Think of You” — Stories from Ahdaf Soueif, Egypt and England
Giving birth in a Muslim hospital where a sign in English reads, ‘Under no circumstance you must be alone with …
The Mother of the Bride – Screwball Comedy from Egypt, 1967
Comedies of family life have been a regular feature of movies and television in the US from the 1950s right …
Afrita Hanem: The Genie Lady — Egypt, 1951
Egypt as Egyptian movie goers saw it in 1951 (1949?) in Afrita Hanem: The Genie Lady [also known as Little …
A Poem from Egypt
from The Utopia of Cemeteries Unpainted walls, stone filled ground fragile bones not even able to stand and my bones …
Struggle on the Nile: Three Tough Guys and a Dame in Egypt
In Struggle on the Nile, a 1959 movie from the golden age of Egyptian cinema, you will encounter a young …