Friday Films: ‘Diary of a Country Prosecutor,’ Based on a Novel by Tawfiq al-Hakim
“He transformed the literary discourse of the time into a cinematic one.”
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Tareq Bakari’s IPAF-shortlisted ‘Numedia’ Wins Morocco Book Award
“‘Numedia’ is narrated by a Frenchwoman, Julia, but tells the life story of an orphaned Moroccan boy named Murad.”
Freezing Gamal Eid’s Assets Means Freezing Money for Egypt’s Most-needed Libraries
“Whenever you provide the citizen, regardless of his age, with a book, it will be beneficial to them.”
Voices in Support of Novelist Ahmed Naji
“When you confiscate creative work and imagination, it is like confiscating the right to life.”
Qatari Poet Muhammad Al Ajami, Serving 15-year Sentence, Pardoned by Emir
Qatari poet Muhammad al-Ajami — who was the target of an international solidarity movement because of his 15-year prison sentence — has been pardoned, according to the UN’s Office of the […]
‘Mahmoud Darwish Awards’ Go to Ghassan Zaqtan, Elias Khoury, and Alice Walker
Each winner was awarded $25,000.
Friday Film: ‘The Egyptian Citizen,’ Based on ‘War in the Land of Egypt’
Each Friday, we look at an Arabic book-and-film combination where each is a strong artistic work in its own right. At the end of 20 Fridays, we’ll have a […]
Lebanese-Brazilian Author’s ‘Cup of Rage’ Longlisted for 2016 Man Booker International
“‘A Cup of Rage’ is set on the farm of an immigrant Lebanese family in Brazil.”
Court Finally Releases Reasoning Behind Novelist Ahmed Naji’s Prison Sentence
“[S]uch freedom must remain within the limits of the basic foundations of society, namely religion and tradition, and moral values embedded in Egyptian society.”