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Egypt’s reading revolution
Books

Egypt’s reading revolution

Last month, two major bookstores shut down in Oman, and a few months earlier two Dubai bookshops closed their doors…
Taxi of Knowledge: Reading on the road
Books

Taxi of Knowledge: Reading on the road

Next time you ride into a white cab in Cairo, go through the small book collection attached to the driver’s…
Bookstore boom
Books

Bookstore boom

Surrounded by piles of books shelved on wooden compartments, hardly ten people gathered in the cultural salon hosted by Alef…
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