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Coloring a Gray City
Organized by a group of passionate Faculty of Arts students, this initiative aims to beautify our gray, chaotic…
It’s Time to Move: An Excerpt
It’s Time to Move is a collaboration of Peter Wieben and Dominic Nahr. Set during the political uprising…
The 2014 Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature
On December 11, 2014, Hammour Ziada became the first Sudanese author to win the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for…
So you *think* you want an MFA?
Over the last three decades, Master of Fine Arts (MFA) programs for creative writers have surged to prominence…
Candygirl: An Egyptian Action Thriller
In conversation with Egyptian Ambassador to the United States and prolific author, M. M. Tawfik As a young…
Balconies: A Mediterranean Memoir by Mishka Mojabber Mourani
Mishka Mojabber Mourani’s book, Balconies: A Mediterranean Memoir, pulled me back in time to early memories of my…
Untitled & Dad
Untitled I have nothing to narrate Except regarding some lives close to mine My life is empty from…
An Egyptian Story that’s a Thousand Years Old
Egyptians’ greatest achievements aren’t the pyramids of Giza, nor are they the treasures of Egypt’s most famous king,…
A Text Abandoned by its Characters: An Excerpt
Sahar stomped into the apartment slamming the door behind her, leaving only its echo in the deserted stairwell.…
The Crocodiles: An Excerpt
Set against the backdrop of a burning Tahrir Square, The Crocodiles is narrated in numbered, poem-like prose paragraphs…