Novelist
Canadian-Egyptian novelist Omar al-Akkad wins Giller Prize, one of the biggest in Canadian literature
Books
November 12, 2021
Canadian-Egyptian novelist Omar al-Akkad wins Giller Prize, one of the biggest in Canadian literature
After 23 years of living in Canada after leaving his home country of Egypt at the age of sixteen years…
Egyptian Novelist Nawal al-Saadawi may be charged with contempt of religion
Egypt
July 11, 2018
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
Culture
April 3, 2018
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
December 18, 2016
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’
Art news
February 20, 2016
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
Art news
December 1, 2015
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
Culture
August 19, 2015
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
April 19, 2015
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
June 5, 2014
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
Art news
September 9, 2011
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…