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The office of Egyptian novelist Naguib Mahfouz is on display in his museum in the Al-Azhar district in Cairo. AFP

The real-life people behind Naguib Mahfouz’s characters

The Egyptian novelist and Nobel laureate met an assortment of characters in Cairo's cafes, which helped him capture the vibrancy and colour of the city to great acclaim

Wael Tawfik 17, Jun 2024
A view of the entrance to Cafe Riche in Cairo. (Photo Credit: Twitter)

Cairo’s Social Landmark Where Time Has Stood Still

Local artwork lines the walls in the narrow main corridor and the charming table arrangements are made up of the ever-so-common tiny wooden chairs, checked red and white tablecloths, and, as an added…

Sarah Gamal 19, Aug 2022
AUC Professor of Applied Linguistics Reem Bassiouney. (Courtesy: Reem Bassiouney)

Naguib Mahfouz Award-Winning Reem Bassiouney Speaks to Majalla

Egypt holds among its folds a unique elite of writers and novelists who have composed great works that are immortalized in history. These works will inspire a generation that has recently begun an…

Sarah Gamal 18, Mar 2022
A painting of Egyptian renowned writer Naguib Mahfouz that was displayed in an exhibition in Cairo this week. (Supplied)

Mahfouz Finally Meets Márquez at Anniversary Exhibition

After the great Egyptian writer late Naguib Mahfouz was subjected to a failed assassination attempt in 1995, the Colombian writer Gabriel García Márquez sent him a letter in which he said, "The sun's…

Menna A. Farouk 03, Sep 2021
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