Offers a reference source and review of Arab women writers from the nineteenth century to the end of the twentieth. This book looks at the work of... Læs mere
A new paperback edition of the powerful story by one of Egypt's leading Nubian writers.
About Cairo and the political and cultural fulcrum of the Arab world, this book explores Cairo's past and present, from Saqqara to the Citadel of Saladin, from the ancient synagogue and... Læs mere
Winner of the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature
In a fictional Gulf country, with its gleaming glass towers and imported greenery, the routine of day-to-day life is suddenly interrupted when the national football team qualifies for... Læs mere
More than 100 of Egypt's most common bird species are illustrated in color and described in both English and Arabic in this fully revised edition of a favorite book. An introduction... Læs mere
Since the 7th century, the Hajj, or Great Pilgrimage to Mecca, has been a lifelong goal of Muslims throughout the world. Egyptian pilgrims traditionally... Læs mere
Dividing the Nile counters that Egyptian entrepreneurs failed to develop a united economy or shared economic interests, guaranteeing Egypt's 'loss' of the Sudan.