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The Hay Festival, which is now in its 22nd year, is a literary institution that is helping to foster a global interest in Arab writing. Richard Stanton At the London Book Fair two years ago, Arab literature took centre stage. Full Article at The National Newspaper
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THE ASCENT OF MONEY: A Financial History of the World, by Niall Ferguson (Penguin, $16.) “Behind each great historical phenomenon there lies a financial secret,” Ferguson writes. Full Article at The New York Times
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Egyptian intellectuals condemned as "irresponsible" the use of World Cup qualifying matches between Egypt and Algeria for political gains, in a statement obtained by Agence France-Presse on Wednesday. The artists, writers and intellectuals... Full Article at Mail & Guardian Online
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At the world's oldest tourist destination, Dugald Jellie steps from eternal sunshine into royal crypts and crowded souks. News cables dispatched the story around the globe: English archaeologist Howard Carter had made the find of his life. Full Article at The Age
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Frankfurter Rundschau 14.11.2009 Peter Michalzik seems to be the only critic with anything positive to say about Frank Castorf's new play, Friedrich von Gagern's "Ozean", which has just opened a new season at the Volksbühne in Berlin, after months of... Full Article at Sign and Sight
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It is a strange kind of republic in which presidents serve for life. It is an even stranger one in which rulers inherit power from their fathers. Yet, that is the direction in which the Arab Republic of Egypt is headed. Full Article at World Politics Review
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CAIRO Perhaps not since Egypt built the great pyramids of Giza, or more recently tamed the Nile with the Aswan High Dam, has the government embarked on as challenging a national... Full Article at The New York Times
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The Complete Review takes a look at Alaa Al Aswany’s Friendly Fire (just out in English) and finds that: Al Aswany’s writing is generally tighter and more consistent in these smaller, more concentrated efforts — perhaps because he doesn’t have to... Full Article at The Arabist
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Around the world in eight columns On a somewhat odd and not altogether inspiring day for punditry, we present the day's best and worst in geographic order: west to east. Full Article at National Post
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On the occasion of the publication of my book, Friendly Fire, in German, the Swiss publishing house Lenos invited me to hold a number of seminars in Switzerland and Germany. Full Article at National Post
