The undersecretary was a tall, slim, bald, nice looking old guy who would turn 60 and retire within six months of summoning me to his office. He received me with a grin that turned to a hesitant smile as he said: “...
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Cairo, Egypt
Contributors: Ahmed Shafie
« The modern descendant of one of humanity's oldest civilizations, Egypt today sits at a number of crossroads...Like the country itself, Egypt's literature is pulled in several directions at once, embodying both the tensions and the possibilities. » —Chip Rossetti, Egyptian Literature Today
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Imagine if Mohammed, prayer and peace be upon him, had authored his own life story: wouldn’t that be a treasure beside which the Quran itself might pale into insignificance—in the eyes of some Muslims, at least?... media_text
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In the beginning of his novella “Notes from Underground”, Fyodor Dostoyevsky asks a question: And he answers: Of himself. For the past few... media_text
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