Mona Abu Al-Nasr
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Writers and Artists Say Awards Boost Them and Their Craft
Prize-winning Egyptian writers and artists discuss how awards have raised their morale and benefitted their craft.
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‘Room 207’ Wins New Fans for Authors of Egyptian Horror Fiction
The hit series, based on a novel by the late Ahmed Khaled Tawfik, is the latest in a string of…
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‘Ecrire et Conter’: French Institute Celebrates Writing and Printing in Egypt
Marking the bicentenary of Champollion’s deciphering of the Rosetta Stone, the exhibition displayed artworks that combined calligraphy, writing and graphic…
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Sharjah International Book Fair Stayed Open to Midnight to Cope with Crowds
The 41st Sharjah International Book attracted a huge turnout and saw more than 1,000 publication rights deals signed.
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Cairo’s D-CAF 10 Festival Gives Arab Arts Creators an International Stage
In its 10th edition, Cairo’s Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival (D-CAF) brought Arab artists together with festival programmers and directors from…
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‘Being Borrowed’: Exhibition Reflects on Years of Egyptian Migration to Gulf for Work
A collaborative exhibition in Cairo grew out of a workshop that explored the experience of Egyptian migrant workers to the…
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Syrian Artist Hamada Maddah Trains Young Palestinians to Sculpt What’s Inside
Working with clay is a form of art therapy, says the Syrian sculptor Hamada Maddah, who has led workshops across…
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Osama Allam Reveals the Hidden Side of Cities in ‘A Wide Road for a Lonely Person’
In his latest book, the Egyptian-Canadian novelist Osama Allam presents tales experienced while living in twelve cities around the world.
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Egyptian Fashion Design Students Look to Heritage as They Face the Future
In graduation projects that signal their transition to a difficult labour market, fashion design students in Benha University’s Faculty of…
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Children’s Literature Deserves Serious Study, Says Scholar Yasmine Motawy
Yasmine Motawy was recently honoured by the American University in Cairo for her studies of children's literature and its impact…
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