Naguib Mahfouz: a farewell tribute
Trevor Le Gassick | Open Democracy | 1 Sept 2006 The great Cairo novelist illuminated a century’s changes in Egypt and other Arab lands. His loss is also the world’s, … Continue reading
Vale Naguib Mahfouz
Nobel prize winning novelist who brought Arabic fiction to the western world Denys Johnson-Davies | The Guardian | Thursday August 31, 2006 The Egyptian novelist Naguib Mahfouz, who has died … Continue reading
Not quite the felling of the Berlin Wall, but …
Gunmen blow a large hole in wall between Egypt and Gaza Strip
The Shi’a crescent: myth or reality? By Abigail Fielding-Smith
Open Democracy 28 July 2006 With tensions growing in the middle east, leaders and policymakers have started warning of an increasingly powerful Shi’a crescent, bolstered by Iran. Abigail Fielding-Smith uncovers … Continue reading
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