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Egypt: Scheherazade must Die

Written on 12 Jun, 2010 at 4:42 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times

In April 2008, freedom of speech and creativity in Egypt was hit in its core with the confiscation of Magdy El Shafee's adult graphic novel - Metro. The author and his publisher went to court and the lost. Dr... (Continue reading)

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Egypt: Crackdown on the Egyptian Da Vinci Code

Written on 25 May, 2010 at 4:14 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times

Published in 2008, Dr Youssef Zidane's Azazeel (Beelzebub) created a stir, followed by resentment. Today - in 2010 - he is being accused of blasphemy and defaming Christianity and as insulting any of the 'heavenly faiths' is illegal in Egypt,... (Continue reading)

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Is Egypt on the verge of a cultural revolution?

Written on 23 Mar, 2009 at 22:01 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times

Between Bahaa Taher's first Arabic Language Booker Prize, bloggers' books, Youssef Zidan's Azazeel's Booker prize, writing competitions on Facebook, the Sawiris Foundation Competitions, and new creative initiatives to nurture new blood, Egypt's literary scene has been revived over the past... (Continue reading)

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