Stricken by mysterious numbness on a trip to her homeland, Amy Omar wonders: could an attempt at establishing an autonomous identity be the cause?

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For an Arab writer, English as a mother tongue can be a lonely place. Mai Al-Nakib's latest essay explores what it means to exist at the periphery of the literary establishment.

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War and War Winner of the 2025 Azhar Writing Prize — A foreign correspondent confronts devastation and violence before crossing a line of no return.

Delighted to share that my short story “War & War”, first place in the Azhar Writing Prize, is now published in
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Sonallah Ibrahim, Influential Egyptian Novelist and Social Critic, Dies at 88 Sonallah Ibrahim, a prominent Egyptian novelist known for his critical works addressing political repression, neoliberalism, and Western dominance, died at the age of 88. Born in Cairo in 1937…

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Naguib lived to the age of 94. Let's celebrate his legacy by adding THE CAIRO TRILOGY to our TBR piles! 🎁 5/5

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