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Minister of Culture, Helmy Namnam (Photo: Bassam Al Zoghby)
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A free drawing symposium at the opening conference. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Iraqi activists establish new women’s rights group
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Female activists in Baghdad have established Women for a Civil Iraq, an organization that aims to promote Iraqi civil culture, preserve human rights and freedom of expression, and promote the separation of religion from politics in the...Caption:
Writers and intellectuals gather at the Friday Session. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
The cultural conflict between the “Elites” and the Harafish in Cairo’s coffeehouses
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egyptian poet Ahmed Abdel Muti Hijazi famously wrote a divisive article in the monthly Ibdaa Arabic literary magazine, of which he is the editor-in-chief, claiming that the publication was exclusively for the literati, not the “harafish”...Caption:
A man browses books at the 38th Cairo International Book Fair in Cairo, Egypt, in January 2007. (AFP Photo)
Egypt’s independent publishers face off against mainstream rivals
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Why do so many literary pioneers in the Middle East, starting out as poets, novelists and critics cross over into publishing? Is it a question of money? Or, is there a need to redefine the relationship between creative innovators and publishers?...Caption:
People walk past the Metro cinema in Downtown Cairo, Egypt, on October 16, 2012. (Reuters/Mohamed Abd El Ghany)