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The Dentist as Observer – in Egypt

1/2/2014

Alaa al Aswany, author of the remarkable novel, “The Yacoubian Building,” from which a very good 2006 film was made, …

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The Map of Love – Ahdaf Soueif, Egypt & England

5/14/2011

Adhaf Soueif, of Egptian and British heritage and upbringing has set herself a formidable task in The Map of Love: …

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

4/18/2011

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

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

2/2/2011

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

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Adrift on the Nile — a Novel of Egypt by Naguib Mahfouz

1/5/2011

I came to Naguib Mahfouz’s novel Adrift on the Nile after having seen the movie of the same name. As …

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Adrift on The Nile – A Film from Egypt, Mahfouz

12/31/2010

Adrift on the Nile is a 1971 film from Egypt, directed by Hussein Kamal, who has some 10 movies to his …

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Wedding Song by Naguib Mahfouz, Egypt

12/28/2010

Wedding Song, by Naguib Mahfouz, Nobel Prize winning Egyptian author, was written in 1981 well into his writing life which …

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The Thief and the Dogs by Naguib Mahfouz, Egypt

12/20/2010

I wrote last week about an Egyptian novel, Stealth, by Sonallah Ibrahim, which while I liked  I felt presented certain …

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Stealth a Novel by Sonallah Ibrahim, Egypt

12/10/2010

Ignorance of Arabic writing in the West might only be exceeded by ignorance of that of  any particular nationality in …

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