A look at the case of Karem Saber, a writer and peasants’ rights activist appealing a five-year prison sentence for his short story collection Where is God? which has drawn the support of international human rights organizations.
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In this week’s From Egypt Hamdy El-Gazzar profiles his adopted grandfather, Noble Prize winning author Naguib Mahfouz, and imagines his reaction to Egypt’s current situation.
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In this Q&A, writer and Sampsonia Way columnist Hamdy El-Gazzar discusses the importance of belly dancing and art in Egypt and the possibility of governmental repression following the results of Egypt’s presidential election.
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