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Tears of the Patriarch

Tears of the Patriarch

An exclusive excerpt from Dina Wahba's book "Counter Revolutionary Egypt" describes how the lachrymose president manipulates the public.

4 FEBRUARY 2024 • By Dina Wahba
Almost Every Day—from the novel by Mohammed Abdelnabi

Almost Every Day—from the novel by Mohammed Abdelnabi

An exclusive excerpt from Mohammed Abdelnabi's latest novel "Almost Every Day," translated from the Arabic by Nada Faris.

3 DECEMBER 2023 • By Mohammed Abdelnabi
Edward Said: Writing in the Service of Life 

Edward Said: Writing in the Service of Life 

Academic and novelist Layla AlAmmar interrogates her life's creative and scholarly achievements against the teachings of Edward Said.

9 OCTOBER 2023 • By Layla AlAmmar
The Mystery of Enayat al-Zayyat in Iman Mersal’s Tour de Force

The Mystery of Enayat al-Zayyat in Iman Mersal’s Tour de Force

Selma Dabbagh reviews a masterpiece that gives insight into the life of a remarkable woman artist striving to...

25 SEPTEMBER 2023 • By Selma Dabbagh
9/24—Read River Spirit, Meet Author Leila Aboulela

9/24—Read River Spirit, Meet Author Leila Aboulela

The Markaz Book Club reads Leila Aboulela's critically-acclaimed novel "River Spirit" and meets the author on Sept. 24.

8 SEPTEMBER 2023 • By Jordan Elgrably
They and I, in Budapest

They and I, in Budapest

An Egyptian student in Budapest wakes up each morning to embody a new character, conquer language barriers and...

3 SEPTEMBER 2023 • By Nadine Yasser
A Day in the Life of a Saturday Market Trawler in Cairo

A Day in the Life of a Saturday Market Trawler in Cairo

Karoline Kamel captures the enchantment of Egypt's flea markets where a nostalgic encounter with a Barbie doll fulfilled...

3 SEPTEMBER 2023 • By Karoline Kamel
Books That Will Chase me in the Afterlife

Books That Will Chase me in the Afterlife

Novelist and TMR's Arabic Editor Mohammad Rabie peruses his bookshelf and comes up with a tantalizing book list...

14 AUGUST 2023 • By Mohammad Rabie
A Day in the Life: Cairo

A Day in the Life: Cairo

The writer's visit to a Cairo internet store to renew her internet service proves to be an out...

24 JULY 2023 • By Sarah Eltantawi
In Shahrazad’s Hammam—fiction by Ahmed Awadalla

In Shahrazad’s Hammam—fiction by Ahmed Awadalla

Ahmed Awadalla’s new story reveals sexual pleasure and doubt in a bathhouse in Beirut.

2 JULY 2023 • By Ahmed Awadalla
Read EMISSARIES Short Stories, Meet Author Youssef Rakha, July 2, 1 pm EST

Read EMISSARIES Short Stories, Meet Author Youssef Rakha, July 2, 1 pm EST

EMISSARIES is a new volume of original, irreverent short stories from Cairo-based author Youssef Rakha. Meet him and...

21 JUNE 2023 • By Jordan Elgrably
Youssef Rakha Practices Literary Deception in Emissaries

Youssef Rakha Practices Literary Deception in Emissaries

Zein El-Amine reviews the first collection of "original, irreverent" short stories written in English by Egyptian writer Youssef...

19 JUNE 2023 • By Zein El-Amine
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