Posts Tagged with ‘Egypt’
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The Map of Love – Ahdaf Soueif, Egypt & England
14 May 2011Adhaf 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 2011Ahadaf 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 2011Giving 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 2011Comedies 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 2011Egypt 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 2011from 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 2011In 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 2011Up 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 2011The 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 2011Nick 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 2011Once 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 2011I came to this novel, Midaq Alley, (1947) from the film, El Callejon del los Milagros, which was made from…
