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Tahrir Square

15 May, 2023 • Sally AlHaq

Radius Recounts a History of Sexual Assault in Tahrir Square

Sally AlHaq reviews the recent book by Yasmin El-Rifae on the history of sexual assault in Tahrir Square and what one group did to fight it.

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5 March, 2023 • Leila Aboulela

“Raise Your Head High”—new fiction from Leila Aboulela

Cairo-born novelist Leila Aboulela weaves the sad story of two sisters' alienation on the eve of the uprising in Tahrir Square.

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26 September, 2022 • Aimee Dassa Kligman

The Egyptian Revolution and “The Republic of False Truths”

Aimee Dassa Kligman reviews the latest novel from the exiled author of "The Yacoubian Building."

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15 September, 2022 • Mohamed Radwan

Kairo Koshary, Berlin’s Egyptian Food Truck

A serial entrepreneur, engineer and nomad settles in Berlin, only to start up an Egyptian food truck.

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20 June, 2022 • Ahmed Naji

Traps and Shadows in Noor Naga’s Egypt Novel

Ahmed Naji reviews "If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English" just out from Graywolf.

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8 August, 2021 • Farah Abdessamad

Egypt Dreams of Revolution, a Review of “Slipping”

Mohamed Kheir’s oneiric novel takes readers on a journey around Egypt after the failed Arab Spring.

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14 February, 2021 • Iason Athanasiadis

Egypt’s Night of the Battle of Horses and Camels

Photojournalist Iason Athanasiadis shares his remembrance and unpublished photos from the decisive battle of the 18 days that shook the world.

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