Remembering Jewish Arabists and Arab Jews
In these polarised times, the social, political and cultural influence and fluid identities of Arab Jews and Jewish Arabists is largely forgotten when it should be commemorated and celebrated.
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A Riche chapter of Egyptian history shuts its doors
For a century, Café Riche was a microcosm of Cairo’s bewildering contradictions, and a “refuge from the pain of loneliness” for intellectuals.
Read MoreLost in confrontation in the Holy Land
As tensions mount, it’s hard to believe that Israelis and Palestinians share a lot in common – even the dreams of their great writers.
Read MoreThe power of Palestinian literature to write wrongs
The power of Palestinian literature lies in its ability to make a word of difference, gradually shifting perceptions and, through them, reality.
Read MoreThe stick of boycott v the carrot of recognition
The targeted boycott of Israel should be complemented with Arab recognition of the Jewish state and grassroots engagement with ordinary Israelis.
Read Moreنصف يوم مع “آخِر” يهودي عربي
بقلم خالد دياب يعتقد ساسون سومخ، الشاعر والكاتب وصديق الأديب المصري الراحل نجيب محفوظ، ان الأدب يتسامى على السياسة الخميس
Read MoreHalf a day with the “last Arab Jew”
Sasson Somekh, critic and friend of the late Egyptian Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz, believes literature transcends politics and can bridge cultures.
Read MoreThe fall of Egypt’s symbol of progressive Islam
Joining itself with an authoritarian regime caused harm to the millennium-long history of al-Azhar University.
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