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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
From Pawns to Global Powers: Middle East Nations Strike Back

From Pawns to Global Powers: Middle East Nations Strike Back

Former ambassador Chas Freeman, Jr. argues that we have entered a new era in which players are shifting...

29 MAY 2023 • By Chas Freeman, Jr.
Radius Recounts a History of Sexual Assault in Tahrir Square

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...

15 MAY 2023 • By Sally AlHaq
The Politics of Wishful Thinking: Deena Mohamed’s Shubeik Lubeik

The Politics of Wishful Thinking: Deena Mohamed’s Shubeik Lubeik

Katie Logan reviews the much-anticipated English version of the Egyptian graphic novel, a tour de force.

13 MARCH 2023 • By Katie Logan
The Odyssey That Forged a Stronger Athenian

The Odyssey That Forged a Stronger Athenian

An Athens native returns to Greece after a 20-year sojourn across the Mediterranean and Middle East, covering turmoil...

5 MARCH 2023 • By Iason Athanasiadis
Coming of Age in a Revolution

Coming of Age in a Revolution

A young Egyptian woman comes of age at the dawn of the Arab uprising in Cairo, but ultimately...

5 MARCH 2023 • By Lushik Lotus Lee
The Chess Moves of Tarik Saleh’s Spy Thriller, Boy From Heaven

The Chess Moves of Tarik Saleh’s Spy Thriller, Boy From Heaven

Karim Goury revels in the new feature from Swedish Egyptian director Tarik Saleh.

15 NOVEMBER 2022 • By Karim Goury
Cassette Tapes Once Captured Egypt’s Popular Culture

Cassette Tapes Once Captured Egypt’s Popular Culture

Mariam Elnohazy reviews "Media of the Masses," a new book on the history of Egyptian cassette culture.

10 OCTOBER 2022 • By Ali al-Muqri
The Egyptian Revolution and “The Republic of False Truths”

The Egyptian Revolution and “The Republic of False Truths”

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

26 SEPTEMBER 2022 • By Youssef Manessa
“What Are You Doing in Berlin?”—a short story by Ahmed Awny

“What Are You Doing in Berlin?”—a short story by Ahmed Awny

Egyptian writer Ahmed Awny divigates between fiction and reality in this decentering short story.

15 SEPTEMBER 2022 • By Barrak Alzaid
Kairo Koshary, Berlin’s Egyptian Food Truck

Kairo Koshary, Berlin’s Egyptian Food Truck

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

15 SEPTEMBER 2022 • By Mohamed Radwan
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