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Censors ‘Making a Comeback’ in Tunisia and Egypt

Censors ‘Making a Comeback’ in Tunisia and Egypt

M. LYNX-QUALEY: Following a relatively brief lull in censorship activity in Tunisia and Egypt it appears they’re back in business again.

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Muslim-Coptic Relations: Five Books that Spell it Out

Muslim-Coptic Relations: Five Books that Spell it Out

M. LYNX-QUALEY: The pendulum between hope, denial and despair seems to be swinging ever quicker in Egypt. Literature however offers a longer view.

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Five ‘Must Read’ Biographies from the Arab World

Five ‘Must Read’ Biographies from the Arab World

M.LYNX-QUALEY: It’s almost impossible to choose just five ‘must read’ biographies from the Arab world. When asked to do so I managed to limit it to six.

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Countdown to the International Prize for Arabic Fiction

Countdown to the International Prize for Arabic Fiction

M. LYNX QUALEY: The award has stirred controversy this year as other years, with authors such as Gamal al-Ghitani and Radwa Ashour refusing to be nominated.

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‘Red lines’ Attacked in post-revolution Egypt

‘Red lines’ Attacked in post-revolution Egypt

M. LYNX-QUALEY: Victory was met with hopes that red lines had been blown away and a new era of artistic freedoms had begun. But the red lines may take a bit more rolling.

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Tahrir and The ‘Liberation’ of Arabic Literature

Tahrir and The ‘Liberation’ of Arabic Literature

M.LYNX QUALEY: “We had a psychological barrier – what I call ‘the policeman inside us’. That policeman was killed” on Tahrir Square.”