Muhammed Taymour

Classic Short Fiction: Muhammed Taymour’s ‘The Eid Whistle’

April 22, 2025

This classic short fiction was composed in August 1917 by Muhammed Taymour, a pioneer of modern fiction and theatrical literature in Egypt.

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