Volunteer-Run Kindergarten in Upper Egypt Serves a Culturally Deprived Area
The Abdel Rahim Scientific Kindergarten provides educational and cultural services to deprived children in Deshna, south of Cairo. It won a national incentive award last fall.
Egyptian Academic Is at Heart of Growing Arab Interest in Teaching Chinese
Hassanein Fahmy Hussein, an Egyptian academic working in Saudi Arabia, talks about his experience teaching Chinese in Arab universities.
Syrian Publishers in Exile Spread Arabic Culture in New Homes
Two Syrians who started publishing houses after fleeing their homeland talk about the rewards and challenges of their experiences.
New Arabic Textbook Is Designed to Enhance Skills of Native Speakers
A professor of Arabic in Qatar has written a textbook that seeks to counter a decline in the public use of Arabic among inheritors of the language.
Trying to Measure Arab Research Quality in a Western-Dominated System
New indexes seek to compensate for the lack of visibility of Arab academic research under a classification system dominated by Western institutions.
Applications Open for Third Khairy Shalaby Award
The aim of a competition honouring the late Egyptian writer Khairy Shalaby is to encourage new literary talent in Arabic.
53rd Cairo International Book Fair Opens with Greece as Guest of Honour
More than 1,000 publishers from 51 countries are participating in the latest running of the Cairo International Book Fair, amid coronavirus precautions.
‘Murder for Amateurs’: Ahmed Mourad on Writing as the Craft of Killing Boredom
In his new book, the Egyptian novelist Ahmed Mourad talks about the art of writing and storytelling, and how to become “a professional killer of boredom.”
Made in Egypt: Book Tells the Stories of Forgotten Creators of Modern Life
In the second volume of “Egypt’s Craftsmen”, Omar Taher gives credit to the forgotten creators of products that shaped Egypt’s daily life for decades.
Revisiting the Past in Books That Blend Fiction and Facts
Egyptian critics and writers discuss a literary trend of revisiting the past through personalized remembrances and novels based on facts.
