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Among his three days of events in Cairo, Robert Solé will speak on his nostalgic writings on Egypt, his birthplace, at the French Institute Tuesday
Conference to exchange ideas, explore region's varied intellectual trends, 17-19 March at Cairo University
The Supreme Council of Culture will host a seminar 19 March in Zamalek on the writing of Egypt's post-revolution constitution
Historian Peter Gran, whose work challenges Euro-centric views of Egypt's history, will lecture on the rise of the West at the culture headquarters in Zamalek on Wednesday, 6pm
Samir Zaki's new novel focuses on life in Clotbey Street, an area of Cairo notorious in the first half of the 20th century for liquor, dancers, musicians and prostitution
The Jordanian author surveys religious movements in politics in the Middle East, urging unification to manage the Palestinian-Israeli conflict or, she predicts, conflicts will escalate
UNESCO received the award for its role in reinforcing dialogue between cultures
New culture magazine hopes to revive values of its predecessor shut down during President Sadat's 'Massacre of the Magazines' in the early 70s
Mamdouh Al-Sheikh charts the rise of Salafists from the shadows to the centre of political life in post-revolution Egypt
The book reveals 'journalists' hypocrisy' towards Mubarak regime
Aliraqi used to describe Ibn Rushd as the last Arabian Philosopher
History merges with the realms of fiction in prize-winning Egyptian author's provocative second novel, 'December Streets'
The author sees the revolution as a long process that requires major political responses - but has been met with a political vacuum

Moussa's classic, now more than eight decades old, argues that the religious clergy - rather than religion itself - has historically represented the main source of persecution

A new book by Ahram Online editor-in-chief Hani Shukrallah describes the life-changing impact of last year’s revolution

The new book signed by the French writer and translated to Arabic by Asaad El-Meery was written before the revolution, but already tackles the rise of Islamists to the scenes

Okasha, a fertile author and a controversial former culture minister who pioneered many of Egypt's modern culture institutions during the Nasserite era, died at 91 on Monday

A once highly active female member of the Muslim Brotherhood gives an insightful account of her lengthy experience with the Islamist group that now dominates Egypt's parliament

Palestinian poet and literary critic Salma Alkhadra's recent criticisms of Egypt's best-known author evoke angry responses from Arab literary figures

Abdul Moneim Halawa's insightful new book provides a blow-by-blow account of Egypt's 18-day Tahrir Square uprising

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