books
Student arrest over Orwell’s 1984 a bonanza for booksellers
Egypt
November 25, 2014
Student arrest over Orwell’s 1984 a bonanza for booksellers
When he issued his famous novel, 1984, British novelist George Orwell never thought it would be a source of happiness…
Egypt burns books it says promote violence, Brotherhood ideas
Egypt
August 16, 2014
Egypt burns books it says promote violence, Brotherhood ideas
Egypt has extended its crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood to include burning books it says promote violence and ideas linked…
Why Egypt fails
Opinion
March 31, 2013
Why Egypt fails
I suppose that, apparently, policy designers in Egypt did not come across a recently published book titled “Why Nations…
Cairo Book Fair prizes announced
Books
February 6, 2013
Cairo Book Fair prizes announced
Ahmed Megahed, head of the General Egyptian Book Organization, announced on Tuesday the winners of the 44th Cairo International Book…
Imaginary secrets: Kharabawy’s work about the Brothers has more conspiracies than truths
Egypt
February 3, 2013
Imaginary secrets: Kharabawy’s work about the Brothers has more conspiracies than truths
With the thrilling title “The Secret of the Temple,” a dissident from the Muslim Brotherhood has shaken the book market…
Morsy to inaugurate 44th Cairo book fair
Books
January 22, 2013
Morsy to inaugurate 44th Cairo book fair
President Mohamed Morsy will inaugurate Wednesday the 44th Cairo International Book Fair, and will meet with Egyptian publishers for the…
One expert’s thorough examination of the Brotherhood
Books
December 31, 2012
One expert’s thorough examination of the Brotherhood
A submission to Salafi thought, wishy-washy attitudes vis-à-vis social protests, the adoption of a rural culture. With these three inflammatory…
Rushdie says writers losing influence in West
Books
October 1, 2012
Rushdie says writers losing influence in West
Salman Rushdie believes literature has lost much of its influence in the West, and movie stars like George Clooney and…
The curious case of a censored history book
Opinion
August 26, 2012
The curious case of a censored history book
A government censorship agency banned a book. Two days later, it revoked the ban. Should we be thankful that the…
Digital media brings erotic books out of the closet
Books
May 21, 2012
Digital media brings erotic books out of the closet
It seems like yesterday that women's erotica was something to be read in private under the sheets. But no more.…