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An Imam In Paris: Al-Tahtawi's Visit To France 1826-1831
By: Refaa Eltahtawi

In the 1820s, Rifa'a Rafi' al-Tahtawi, a young Muslim cleric, travelled to Paris as a leading member of the first Egyptian educational mission, where, during a stay of five years, he documented his observations o...

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Mariam's Maze
By: Mansoura Ezeldin

Maryam’s Maze is an enigmatic novel by one of the most promising authors of a vibrant new generation of Egyptian writers. Set in the house of Yusuf el Tagi, Maryam’s Maze relates the story of a woman struggli...

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The Smiles of the Saints
By: Ibrahim Farghali

“I have returned to settle my account. . . .” Told through the voices of a group of close friends and spanning a generation, The Smiles of the Saints is an epic story condensed into a short, intricate nove...

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خاتم سليمان - نسخة الكترونية
By: Sherif Meleka

 ماذا يحدث بحارتنا؟ ليس اليوم كالأمس. ولا كان الأمس كأول أمس. أمر خطير طرأ. من السماء هبط أم من جحيم الأرض انفجر؟ وهل تجري هذه الشئون بمحض الصدف؟ ومع ذلك فالشمس مازالت تشرق وتقوم برحلتها الـيومية. والليل يتبع النهار...

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Revolution goes through walls
By: Safaa Fathy

Poetry. Middle Eastern Studies. Translated by Pierre Joris. REVOLUTION GOES THROUGH WALLS was first published in Arabic by Sharkyat in 2014. Tarabuste Editions published a French edition, Révolution traverse des m...

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Absolution: A Palestinian Israeli Love Story
By: R.F. Georgy

Reviews by Mary Ray, USA "This book is not what I expected. Yes, it is a love story, but it is so much more. In a way, I got a crash course on the Palestinian Israeli conflict. While it is impossible to get a bal...

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الأيام طه حسين نسخة الكترونية
By: Taha Hussein

قليل هم الذين ترجموا لأنفسهم في أدب العرب والمسلمين. ونحن نرحب بهذه الترجمة الذاتية الصادقة، لأنها تمد الأدب العربي بظفر جديد. لقد وصل طه حسين إلى أعلى المناصب في الدولة فكان وزيرًا للعام والثقافة ولكنه لم يتنكر لماضيه ف...

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The Committee: A Novel (Middle East Literature In Translation)
By: Sonallah Ibrahim

This wry take on Kafka’s novel The Trial revolves around its narrator’s attempts to petition successfully the elusive ruling body of his country, known simply as “the Committee.” Consequences for...

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Traces: A Memoir
By: Gamal Elghitani

Best reviewed by Dierdre Fagan, USA "This translation of Traces: A Memoir of celebrated Egyptian author Gamal Al-Ghitani by Nader K. Uthman is most welcome. Traces is one of seven notebook diaries Al-Ghitani kept...

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أولاد حارتنا نسخة الكترونية
By: Naguib Mahfouz

يجلس الجبلاوي في بيته الكبير المحاط بالحدائق واﻷسوار العالية ومن حوله أحفاده الذين يتنازعون للحصول على وقفه، ويقوم الفتوات بابعاد هؤلاء عن جنته اﻷرضية، حيث استقرت ذريته خارج أسوار البيت الكبير، وبالرغم من فقرهم الا انهم...

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