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Posts Tagged with ‘Egypt’

  • The Map of Love – Ahdaf Soueif, Egypt & England

    14 May 2011

    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.

    25 Apr 2011

    Ahadaf Soueif, is a Cairo born, Egypt and U.K educated, writer, predominantly of fiction. She got major attention with her…

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  • “I Think of You” — Stories from Ahdaf Soueif, Egypt and England

    18 Apr 2011

    Giving birth in a Muslim hospital where a sign in English reads, ‘Under no circumstance you must be alone with…

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  • The Mother of the Bride – Screwball Comedy from Egypt, 1967

    23 Mar 2011

    Comedies of family life have been a regular feature of movies and television in the US from the 1950s right…

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  • Afrita Hanem: The Genie Lady — Egypt, 1951

    02 Mar 2011

    Egypt as Egyptian movie goers saw it in 1951 (1949?) in Afrita Hanem: The Genie Lady [also known as Little…

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  • A Poem from Egypt

    18 Feb 2011

    from The Utopia of Cemeteries Unpainted walls, stone filled ground fragile bones not even able to stand and my bones…

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  • Struggle on the Nile: Three Tough Guys and a Dame in Egypt

    16 Feb 2011

    In Struggle on the Nile, a 1959 movie from the golden age of Egyptian cinema, you will encounter a young…

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  • A Citizen, A Detective & A Thief: Comic Relief in Egyptian Cinema

    15 Feb 2011

    Up to this film I was prepared to believe Egyptian movies only dealt with serious matters in serious ways.  Adrift…

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  • The Nightingale’s Prayer – An Egyptian Movie Classic

    15 Feb 2011

    The Egyptian classic, titled either The Curlew’s Cry or The Nightingale’s Prayer, depending on the translator, will not be for…

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  • Nawal El Saadawi: Still in the Mix in Cairo at 80

    02 Feb 2011

    Nick Kristof in one of his posts from Tahrir Square in Cairo, talks about a hero of his, Dr. Nawal…

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  • Egyptian, Tunisian, Lebanese and other Arabic Authors

    30 Jan 2011

    Once again, convulsions in distant places are teaching us geography.  It is also a good time to learn about the…

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  • Midaq Alley — A Novel from Egypt, Naguib Mahfouz

    27 Jan 2011

    I came to this novel, Midaq Alley, (1947) from the film, El Callejon del los Milagros,  which was made from…

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