Security forces attempt to ban monthly seminar held by novelist Alaa Al-Aswany
The Egyptian novelist discusses a number of critical issues during the monthly…
Alaa al-Aswany: ‘I write to defend freedom, to defend democracy’
Best-selling novelist Alaa al-Aswany one of the main protagonists in the 2011…
Alaa Al-Aswany’s monthly seminar banned by security forces
“The published work of Al-Aswany has been widely celebrated, so it is…
The fading faces of opposition media under Al-Sisi’s Egypt
Egyptian media formed Al-Sisi's personality cult and is constantly emphasising the fight…
Criticism and difference of opinion no longer allowed: Alaa Al Aswany
The writer says he will no longer publish with private newspaper Al-Masry…
Op-ed review: Let’s listen to them this time
Alaa Al-Aswany Al Masry Al Youm Writer Alaa Al-Aswany begins his article…
Review: The president under fire
Columnists find much to criticise in President Mohamed Morsy during the past…
Activist sentenced in absentia; outspoken figures referred to military prosecution
By Mai Shams El-Din CAIRO: Prosecution referred Wednesday a complaint against 12 activists,…
On the State of Egypt: Local insight for an international audience
By Caroline Curran Lauded for his novels, infamous for his sometimes caustic, often…
Al-Aswany on the state of Egypt
By Sarah P. Blakemore Novelist and columnist Alaa Al-Aswany launched the English translation…