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Four weeks ago, Microsoft's Corporate Vice President Ali Faramawy was contacted by Sawari Ventures' Ahmed El-Alfy telling him about his plan to turn the AUC Greek Campus into a hub for technology startups, and that the launch would be on the birthday (Nov. 25th) of Talaat Harb, the godfather of Egyptian entrepreneurs - an offer Faramawy…

I have to admit, I feel quite a sense of accomplishment at having finally finished The Luminaries. Two weeks ago, I decided to review the book that has…

One of the few Egyptian authors who writes in English, Tarek Refaat writes on the side since his main job, a regional position, keeps him up in the air.…

The best thing in life is to travel: to change pace, to experience new sights and sounds, to excite your palette with new tastes and break from your routine. If you can't afford or don't have time to travel, the next best thing is to experience everything vicariously through a book, blog, video or photos. Did You Try Qat? by Mamdouh Sakr…

Abdelrahman Wahba is one of three founders behind Iqraaly, a tech company formed at the end of 2010. They believed public radio was vulgar and boring,…

The way we understand the world has changed thanks in part to Malcom Gladwell. His books have launched a new genre known by some as "intellectual adventure…

This week is the start of the yearly Nobel Prize announcements. One of the prizes I most look forward to hearing is Literature. It's been handed out to 109 writers, with only one for Arabic novels: Egyptian Naguib Mahfouz. This year, Haruki Murakami is favored to win with the highest odds. There are five names in the short list…

Magdy El Shafee is the pioneer of the Arabic adult graphic novel in Egypt. Many even refer to him as the godfather of this genre in the country. His book…

Today is the last day of Banned Books Week, a celebration of outlawed reads that started in 1982 to counter the practice of schools, libraries and…

Gretchen McCullough's Shahrazad's Tooth and Other Stories, published in June of this year, link together quite well and is overall a short, enjoyable read. This is McCullough's second book. The first book had three short stories in English published with their Arabic translation by Mohamed Metwalli. Two of the stories of the first book are now…