The late author was born in 1962 and was a medical doctor before he turned to writing. He was one of the earliest Egyptian writers to specialise in horror, science fiction and fantasy, and his ...

This is the Rosetta Stone. It is made from granite and it has three sets of inscriptions carved into it: Demotic, Hieroglyphs and ancient Greek. The broken top and bottom edges suggest it was part ...

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PEN International has noted the rise in the number of Egyptian writers who have been detained since 2014 “solely for exercising their right to freedom of expression, association, and assembly ...

Friends and relatives of Egyptian-Turkish activist Abdel Rahman Yusuf have expressed concern that he will be extradited to Egypt or the UAE following his arrest in Lebanon. Yusuf, who is the son ...

that I have given pride of place in my translating activities to Egyptian writers,” said Johnson-Davies, addressing the attendees. “The Arab world is made up of many countries, and it is ...