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Libyan Novelist Ahmed Fagih, 76
Libyan novelist Ahmed Fagih (1942-2019), best-known for his twelve-volume historical epic Maps of the Soul, died Tuesday at a hospital in Cairo: Fagih was, along with Ibrahim ……Read More
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Egyptian Publisher Khaled Lutfi Awarded 2019 IPA Prix Voltaire
The International Publishers Association announced today that the 2019 Prix Voltaire, which “supports defenders of freedom to publish,” will go to imprisoned Egyptian publisher Khaled ……Read More
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31 Makeup Looks Anyone Can Copy In May
Back in 2016, Instagram added the "saved" section to every profile, and the beauty game was changed forever. Gone were the days of screenshotting a ……Read More
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Modern Arabic Literature in Greece
This introduction to Arabic literature in Greek translation, by scholar, translator and novelist Persa Koumoutsi, is part of a longer study in process; it’s followed ……Read More
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21 Home Sales Worth Shopping This Week
If we could avoid ever paying full-price for another purchase, you bet your ass we would — which is exactly why we created a roundup ……Read More
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3 Major Activists Launch New Group To Get Women Involved In Politics
Cecile Richards, the former president of Planned Parenthood, Ai-jen Poo, executive director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, and Alicia Garza, a cofounder of Black ……Read More