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Reading The Orchards of Basra

Reading The Orchards of Basra

The Orchards of Basra, a novel by Mansoura Ez-Eldin Interlink Publishing 2025 ISBN 9781626499815   Mansoura Ez-Eldin’s The Orchards...

SEPTEMBER 12, 2025 • By Jacob Wirtschafter
Mai Serhan on the poems in CAIRO: the undelivered letters

Mai Serhan on the poems in CAIRO: the undelivered letters

Mai Serhan is a Palestinian-Egyptian poet, writer, editor and translator. She is the author of, CAIRO: the undelivered...

AUGUST 31, 2025 • By Mai Serhan
Brutally Honest Exploration of Taboo Subjects in Empty Cages

Brutally Honest Exploration of Taboo Subjects in Empty Cages

A novel that explores taboo subjects with exceptional craftsmanship, while reconstructing the “self” from pain and fragmented identities.

AUGUST 8, 2025 • By Ahmed Naji
Cairo: A Downtown in Search of Lost Global City Status

Cairo: A Downtown in Search of Lost Global City Status

A photo festival backed by a real estate developer puts the spotlight on Cairo's Downtown under transformation.

JUNE 13, 2025 • By Iason Athanasiadis
Radwa Ashour’s Classic Granada Now in a New English Edition

Radwa Ashour’s Classic Granada Now in a New English Edition

Ashour’s "Granada" trilogy arrives during the ongoing Israeli genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, and a long arc completes...

JANUARY 17, 2025 • By Guy Mannes-Abbott
“Not a Picture, a Precise Kick”—metafiction

“Not a Picture, a Precise Kick”—metafiction

A writer from Cairo imagines a chance encounter between two writers in Prague enamored of Kafka. 

DECEMBER 6, 2024 • By Mansoura Ez-Eldin
The Time-Travels of the Man who Sold Pickles and Sweets—an Excerpt

The Time-Travels of the Man who Sold Pickles and Sweets—an Excerpt

Ibn Shalaby, like many Egyptians, is looking for a job. Yet, unlike most of his fellow citizens, he...

DECEMBER 6, 2024 • By Khairy Shalaby
Mohammad Hafez Ragab: Upsetting the Guards of Cairo

Mohammad Hafez Ragab: Upsetting the Guards of Cairo

Maha Al Aswad sheds light on Egyptian writer Mohammad Hafez Ragab, a literary figure of the 1960s whose...

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024 • By Maha Al Aswad
Egypt’s Gatekeeper—President or Despot?

Egypt’s Gatekeeper—President or Despot?

Maged Mandour’s new book examines El-Sisi's exercise and abuse of power in post-revolutionary Egypt.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024 • By Elias Feroz
TMR Book Club Discusses “The Oud Player of Cairo” with author Jasmin Attia

TMR Book Club Discusses “The Oud Player of Cairo” with author Jasmin Attia

Join us for our July Book Club discussion of "The Oud Player of Cairo" with author Jasmin Attia...

JULY 9, 2024 • By Megan Jarrell
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