novels
Karachi vice: Pakistani cop channels police stories into gritty novels
World
July 26, 2019
Karachi vice: Pakistani cop channels police stories into gritty novels
His father was assassinated by a notorious Karachi hitman, while his police partner was murdered by the Taliban. Personal tragedy…
Romance, horror novels see highest demand at Book Fair
Books
February 1, 2017
Romance, horror novels see highest demand at Book Fair
On the sixth day of the 48th Cairo International Book Fair, visitors, mostly young people, continued to flock to the…
Relax on World Hammock Day with this season’s best light fiction
Life & Style
July 23, 2016
Relax on World Hammock Day with this season’s best light fiction
Whether you’re on vacation or just relaxing in the garden at home, these five new light fiction novels will provide…
Amazon announces best-selling books of 2014
Books
December 25, 2014
Amazon announces best-selling books of 2014
“This year’s best seller lists include a lot of familiar authors and characters—over half of the books on the lists…
A tribute to Ibrahim Aslan
Opinion
January 10, 2012
A tribute to Ibrahim Aslan
In a world like the one we live in, it is difficult to find someone who will give credit to…
Self-censorship: Coptic representation in literature
Books
January 12, 2011
Self-censorship: Coptic representation in literature
There is, perhaps, an upside to novelists laboring in relative obscurity. While a recent Christian-Muslim unity concert in Alexandria was…
The Arab Novel: Freedom of religion, freedom of literature
Books
December 14, 2010
The Arab Novel: Freedom of religion, freedom of literature
Sunday marked the opening of the fifth International Forum for Arab Novel Creativity in Cairo, held at the Cairo Opera…
Radwa Ashour’s Tantoura: Palestinian nakba and resisting fait accompli
Books
September 26, 2010
Radwa Ashour’s Tantoura: Palestinian nakba and resisting fait accompli
Palestine has been ever-present in the works of Radwa Ashour, but despite this she has never written a novel directly…
East Winds, West Winds: The original sandstorm
Books
August 28, 2010
East Winds, West Winds: The original sandstorm
Originally published in Cairo 1995, “East Winds, West Winds” is a milestone for both author Mahdi Issa al-Saqr and Iraqi…
The week in book reviews: Religion, motherhood, and the bomb
Books
August 24, 2010
The week in book reviews: Religion, motherhood, and the bomb
“The Tenth Parallel: Dispatches From the Fault Line Between Christianity and Islam” By Eliza Griswold (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2010.)