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Three Poems by Nizar Qabbani
By: Nizar Qabbani on: Friday 1 June 2001 - Genre: Poetry
Love Compared I do not resemble your other lovers, my lady should another give you a cloud I give you rain Should he give you a lantern, I will give you the moon Should he give you a branch I...
Aunt Safiyya and the Monastery Reviews
By: Editor on: Tuesday 1 May 2001 - Genre: Book Reviews
Editorial and Reader Reviews Editorial Reviews This brief, beautifically crafted novel introduces one of the finest contemporary Arab novelists to English-speaking audiences. In it, Bahaa'...
All we need is love
By: Youssef Rakha on: Tuesday 1 May 2001 - Genre: Book Reviews
Book Review; Nuqtat Al-Nour (The Point of Light), Bahaa Taher, Cairo: Al-Hilal Novels, 2001. pp238 source Al-Ahram Weekly By Youssef Rahkha In Nuqtat Al-Nour, his latest work, novelist...
كي أفتح لك السر
By: Maisoon Saqr on: Thursday 1 March 2001 - Genre: Poetry
كَيْ أفتحَ لكَ السِرَّ هَلْ مَعَكَ مفْتاحٌ مَا البَابُ لا يُفْتَحُ إلاَّ بسرٍّ واحدٍ واليَومُ لا يَبْدأُ إلا بصَبَاحٍ أَيهَا الغَريبُ هَذَا الصَّبَاحُ بلا دُمُوعٍ سَائراً في المخَاضِ أ...
An unjustified profession
By: Youssef Rakha on: Thursday 1 February 2001 - Genre: Book Reviews
source ahram weekly Book: Khizanat Al-Kalam Author: Gamil Attiya Ibrahim Reviewed by Youssef Rakha Khizanat Al-Kalam (The Safe of Words), Gamil Attiya Ibrahim, Cairo:Dar Al-Hilal, the Hilal Nove...
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
By: Editor on: Saturday 12 December 1998 - Genre: Politics
Adopted and proclaimed by General Assembly resolution 217 A (III) of 10 December 1948 Preamble Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members...
Seminar of Islamic commentaries on the UDHR Enriching the Universality of Human Rights
By: Editor on: Saturday 12 December 1998 - Genre: Social Sciences
Event attended by Amani Amin founder of arabworldbooks.com in Geneva in 1998. The event launched our special events and debate corner. Unfortunately the online discussions were lost after the cl...
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موقف الكتاب وصحافة الورق فى المستقبل القريب
By: Amani Amin on: Thursday 16 January 1997 - Genre: Science
موقف الكتاب وصحافة الورق فى المستقبل القريب د. أمانى أحمد أمين جريدة الأهرام - يناير 1997 أتساءل ونحن على أعتاب القرن الحادى والعشرين : هل حان الوقت الذى تصبح فيه صورة الإنسان الذى يمسك بين ي...
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