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Egyptian Novelist Nawal al-Saadawi may be charged with contempt of religion
Egypt

Egyptian Novelist Nawal al-Saadawi may be charged with contempt of religion

  Egyptian lawyer Samir Sabry filed a complain on Tuesday to the Prosecutor General against acclaimed feminist author Nawal al-Saadawi,…
Egyptian contemporary Novelist Ahmed Tawfik dies at 55
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Egyptian contemporary Novelist Ahmed Tawfik dies at 55

The renowned Egyptian author Ahmed Khaled Tawfik died on Monday at 55 after suffering from a long-term illness. He leaves…
Court suspends novelist Ahmed Naji’s prison sentence
Egypt

Court suspends novelist Ahmed Naji’s prison sentence

Egypt's Court of Cassation decreed on Sunday the suspention of the two-year prison sentence issued in February against novelist Ahmed…
Novelist Ahmed Naji gets two years in prison for ‘violating public morality’
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Novelist Ahmed Naji gets two years in prison for ‘violating public morality’

A Cairo criminal court has sentenced the novelist Ahmed Naji to two years in prison for violating public morals after…
Egyptian Novelist Edward Al-Kharrat dies at 89
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Egyptian Novelist Edward Al-Kharrat dies at 89

The Egyptian novelist and critic Edward Al-Kharrat died on Tuesday at the age 89 from complications due to pneumonia. Al-Kharrat…
Youssef Ziedan slams IS execution of Syrian archaeologist
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Youssef Ziedan slams IS execution of Syrian archaeologist

Renowned Egyptian scholar Youssef Ziedan has lambasted the self-proclaimed “Islamic State” in Syria for beheading Syria's eldery former chief of…
Prominent novelist slams Sisi for demanding national unity
Egypt

Prominent novelist slams Sisi for demanding national unity

Novelist Alaa al-Aswany has said he cannot take President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's side, accusing him of destroying the June 30…
Court upholds imprisonment sentence of novelist disparaging God
Egypt

Court upholds imprisonment sentence of novelist disparaging God

The Beba Court in Beni Suef on Thursday upheld a five-year imprisonment sentence issued in absentia more than two years…
Novelist Khairy Shalaby dies at age 73
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Novelist Khairy Shalaby dies at age 73

Egyptian novelist and author Khairy Shalaby passed away early Friday at the age of 73. Shalaby, who penned more than…
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