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A new book by Palestinian analyst and academic Khaled Hroub explores the idea of revolution as a river sweeping way dictatorial regimes
Sherif Younis' new book challenges traditional assumptions about Egypt's charismatic leader and the revolution he led
Novelist sacked from position as head of manuscripts centre for publishing newspaper article accusing library's director of corruption
Poetry, movies, musical performances and roundtable discussions are just some of the events taking place at this year's book fair
Cairo Atlas of Literature offers a rich vision of the ever-morphing city through the eyes of various Egyptian authors and 100 texts
A new book paints economic corruption as one of the driving factors of the Egyptian revolution, changing now with the birth of a new Egyptian economy
Publishers, visitors optimistic about this year's fair, stress event's importance to local publishing industry
Abdel-Latif El-Manawy reveals that Suzanne Mubarak collapsed while leaving the presidential palace
Siham Abul-Omreen translates the feminist narrative movement in Egypt as a response to a male-dominated society
Efforts to revive a key library in Iraq have gained the support of Egypt's Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Debates, testimonies and book signings are on the cultural agenda - starting now - Tuesday 24 January at the famous Cairo International Book Fair
Salah Abdel Sabour – a prominent figure in the Arabic modernism and free poetry movement – has his complete plays published in a new edition
Egypt's first post-revolution book fair wraps up with publishers and visitors voicing general dissatisfaction and concerns for the annual event's future

Bahaa Taher and Salah Fadl celebrate their friend and special contributor to Arabic literature, the late Khairy Shalaby

Exponential demographic growth is something Egypt can no longer afford, strategically and literally, says former post-revolution finance minister

A new book profiles 37 of the late Muammar Gaddafi's closest allies, told from the personal experience of a man who spent nearly four decades inside the regime

A discussion on the book 'Arab Revolutions and Constituency Discourse' criticises the 1900's political renaissance and pushes for a cultural and conscious discourse conducive to a true Arab rennaissance

Writers from the ‘borders’ argue that the category of ‘border literature’ entrenches the very divisions that need to be bridged, with Cairo remaining the centre of Egypt’s cultural life

Three writers discuss their novels portraying Tunisia's modern history and ponder the future of literature in the post-Ben Ali era at the Cairo Book Fair

Prominent Egyptian economist Galal Amin discusses his newly updated book 'Egypt and the Egyptians during the Mubarak Era' at the Cairo Book Fair

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