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Of the several memoirs that came out for this year’s Cairo International Book Fair, two show the turbulent politics of the ...

Sayadin” or The Fishermen’s Village, is best known for its vibrant fishing industry, featuring a bustling fish market and a ...

The road to Egyptian independence was not a straightforward one. In 1805, under the leadership of Mohammed Ali Pasha, Egypt managed to gain de facto independence by declaring autonomy from the ...

Butulat Al-Ortah Al-Masriya Al-Sudaniyya fi Harb Al-Maxeec (The Heroics of the Egyptian-Sudanese Battalion in the Mexican War) by Prince Omar Toussoun, General Egyptian Book Organisation, Cairo 2014.

Mohamed Ali, a construction contractor, burst onto Egypt's political scene in recent months when videos he posted on social media accusing Sisi and the military elite of corruption went viral.