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List Of Egyptian Authors
This is a list of Egyptian writers. A * Abaza family * Fekry Pasha Abaza (1896–1979) * Aziz Pasha Abaza (1898–1973) * Tharwat Abaza (1927–2002) * Duaa Abdelrahman (1979–) * Abdel Rahman El Abnudi (1938–2015) * Ahmed Zaki Abu Shadi (1892–1955) * Yasser Abdel Hafez (1969– ) * Ibrahim Abdel Meguid (1946– ) * Ihsan Abdel Quddous (1919–1990) * Yahya Taher Abdullah (1938–1981) * Hamdy Abowgliel * Yusuf Abu Rayya (1955–2009) * Tatamkulu Afrika (1920–2002), also connected with South Africa * Leila Ahmed (1940– ) * Abbas Al Akkad (1889–1964) * Jamila al-'Alayili (1907–1991) * Edwar al-Kharrat (1926–2015) * Muhammad Aladdin, novelist, short story writer and script writer * Ahmed Alaidy (1974– ) * Idris Ali (1940–2010) * Karim Alrawi * Samir Amin (1931–2018) * Gaber Asfour (1944–2021) * Radwa Ashour (1946–2014) * Alaa Al Aswany (1957– ) *Abdel Rahim Ahmed B * Hala el Badry * Kerolos Bahgat * Salwa Bakr * Sherin Hana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abaza Family
The Abaza family (; , or , ; ) is an Egyptians, Egyptian aristocratic family of maternal Abazin, Circassians, Circassian, and paternal Egyptians, Egyptian origins whose historical stronghold is in the Nile Delta. It has been described as "deeply rooted in Egyptian society... [and] in the history of the country" and has had an influence from the late 18th century to modern times. The family has had an impact on Egyptian and Arabic culture. Their contributions were through the works of authors, journalists, and activists Ismail Pasha Abaza and Fekry Pasha Abaza, author Ibrahim Desouky Bey, Bek Abaza, poet Aziz Abaza, Aziz Pasha Abaza, novelist Tharwat Abaza, sociologist Mona Abaza, actor Rushdy Abaza, multiple other actors and directors, among others in various fields. It has been criticized for "monopolizing" several parliamentary districts since the 19th century "reign of Muhammad Ali of Egypt, Muhammad Ali". The clan has sometimes been referred to as "the family of the pash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edwar Al-Kharrat
Edwar al-Kharrat (; 16 March 1926 – 1 December 2015) was an Egyptian novelist, writer and critic. Early life He was born in Alexandria to a Coptic Christian family. He studied law at Alexandria University and worked briefly in banking and insurance. He was also actively engaged in left-wing politics and spent two years in jail from 1948 to 1950. He moved to Cairo in the mid-1950s where he worked for a time as a translator at the Romanian embassy. Writing Al-Kharrat has been described as "one of Egypt's most influential fiction writers" and "one of the most important writers in the Arab world". He was a leading figure among the group of Egyptian writers known as the Sixties Generation, and founded and edited the literary journal ''Galerie 68'', considered to be the mouthpiece of that generation. In this role, al-Kharrat promoted and disseminated the works of such writers as Sonallah Ibrahim, Bahaa Taher, Ibrahim Aslan, Yahya Taher Abdullah, and Gamal al-Ghitani. He also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherin Hanaey
Sherine Ahmed Hanaei () is an Egyptian novelist and screenwriter, She graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Graphics and Animation, and She writes in the field of philosophical horror. Published works * ''The dark banned tales'' series. * Novel ''Moon dough''. * Novel ''Death another day''. * Novel ''Necrophilia'', 2011. * Novel ''dolls box'', 2011. * Novel ''Tughra's'', 2014. * Novel ''Wolves of Yellowstone''. * Novel ''travel endings''. * Novel ''playgrounds shadow''. Series * The series ''Farah'': It is a series that uses "stop motion" technology in a new dress that has not been used before in Egypt and the Arab world. It is directed by Mukhtar Talaat. Scenario and dialogue by Sherine Hanaei, Ahmed Hamdy and Reem Al-Maqash, Ramy Subhi's brides, and produced by Abdel Hakim Talat It took a year and eight months to work on it. * ''Sinuhe'' series: an animated series of a Pharaonic child who has lived in a long time for more than 7 thousand years, with his a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salwa Bakr
Salwa Bakr (; born 1949) is an Egyptian critic, novelist and author. Profile of the Egyptian Writer Salwa Bakr She is the author of seven volumes of short stories (including ''The Wiles of Men'', AUC Press, 1997), seven novels, and a play. Her work has been translated into nine languages and holds international recognition. Biography She was born in the Matariyya district in Cairo in 1949. Her father was a railway worker. She studied business at Ain Shams University, gaining a BA degree in 1972. She went on to earn another BA in literary criticism in 1976, before embarking on a career in journalism. She worked as a film and theatre critic for various Arabic newspapers and magazines. Bakr lived in Cyprus for a few years with her husband before returning to Egypt in the mid-1980s. Bakr's father died early, leaving her mother a poor widow. Her work often deals with the lives of the impoverished and the marginalized. In his collection of short stories by Arab writers, the Serbian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerolos Bahgat
Kerolos Bahgat (born 1992) is an Egyptian writer and assistant surgeon at El-Demerdash hospital. He is well known for his satirical style of writing in the field of psychology, as portrayed in his book ''The Thought Experiment for Mama's Boy'', among many others. His works were published by a number of publishing firms including Dar Toya For Publishing and Distributing and The Book Home Bookstore. Personal life Bahgat has not always been passionate about writing. Rather, he enjoyed acting, and played a number of roles throughout his university years before deciding to stop to better focus on his education. Upon graduating, Bahgat had to find the means to ease up the physical and psychological pressures resulting from his profession as an assistant surgeon, and, hence, decided to pursue writing. Unlike his audience, Bahgat believes that writing and medicine complement one another, for writing allows him to better understand the human soul, as well as brings him peace of mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdel Rahim Ahmed
Abdel Rahim Ahmed () is an Egyptian director and author, born in Egypt, graduated from the 6 October University, Faculty of Applied Arts, Department of Photography, Film and Television, and then studied film directing at the Arab School of Film and Television in Egypt under Dr Mona Al-Sabban. Published works Short films See: A silent animated short film, that Abdel Rahim worked as an author, director, art director and animation artist. The film was produced by Abdel Rahim Ahmed in 2020. A new dream movie: a short fictional film that Abdul Rahim worked as an author, director, and the film for the Arab Film School graduation project. Series * The series "Heroes of the Cartoon": The work includes a group of Saudi and Egyptian artists, He is worked as an author, screenwriter, director and production director. The series is produced by Saudi Arabia. * "Future Child" series: An Egyptian series that discusses several topics in the childhood period from the angle of the child, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alaa Al Aswany
Alaa Al Aswany (, ; born 26 May 1957) is an Egyptians, Egyptian writer, novelist, dentist and a founding member of the political movement Kefaya. He is based in Paris and New York where lives and teaches creative writing. Early life and career Al Aswany was born on 26 May 1957 in Cairo. His mother, Zainab, came from an aristocratic family; her uncle was a Pasha and Minister of Education before the Egyptian Revolution of 1952. His father, Abbas Al Aswany, was from AswanRachel Cooke"The Interview" ''The Observer'', 31 May 2009. Retrieved 24 May 2011. (in Lower Nubia) and was a lawyer and writer who "is remembered as being a captivating and charismatic speaker with a broad following and loyalty within a cross-section of the Egyptian revolutionary intelligentsia". Abbas Al Aswany wrote a regular back-page essay in the Egyptian weekly magazine Rose al Yusuf (magazine), Rose al-Yūsuf entitled ''Aswaaniyat''. In 1972, he was "the recipient of the state award for literature". He died ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radwa Ashour
Radwa Ashour () (26 May 1946 – 30 November 2014) was an Egyptian novelist. Life Ashour was born in El-Manial to Mustafa Ashour, a lawyer and literature enthusiast, and Mai Azzam, a poet and an artist. She graduated from Cairo University with a BA degree in 1967. In 1972, she received her MA in Comparative Literature from the same university. In 1975, Ashour graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst with a PhD in African American Literature. Her dissertation was entitled The search for a Black poetics: a study of Afro-American critical writings. While preparing for her PhD, Ashour was remarked as the program’s first doctoral candidate in English who studied the literature of African-American literature . She taught at Ain Shams University, Cairo. Between 1969 and 1980, Ashour's mainly focused on studying, raising her son and playing an active role as an activist. She married Palestinian poet Mourid Barghouti in 1970. She gave birth to her son, poet Tamim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaber Asfour
Gaber Ahmed Asfour (, ; 25 March 1944 – 31 December 2021) was an Egyptian academic and politician who was a professor at Cairo University from 1966. He was appointed the Minister of Culture on 1 February 2011. He had published Countering Fanaticism, Times of the Novel and In Defense of the Enlightenment, among others. During the 2011 Egyptian protests The 2011 Egyptian revolution, also known as the 25 January Revolution (;), began on 25 January 2011 and spread across Egypt. The date was set by various youth groups to coincide with the annual Egyptian "Police holiday" as a statement against ..., he was appointed minister of culture, but he resigned after only one week in office, citing health problems as the reason for his resignation. Asfour died on 31 December 2021, at the age of 77. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Asfour, Gaber 1944 births 2021 deaths Culture ministers of Egypt National Democratic Party (Egypt) politicians Cairo University alumni Academic staff o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samir Amin
Samir Amin () (3 September 1931 – 12 August 2018) was an Egyptian-French Marxian economics, Marxian economist, political scientist and World-systems theory, world-systems analyst. He is noted for his introduction of the term Eurocentrism in 1988 and considered a pioneer of dependency theory. Biography Amin was born in Cairo, the son of a French mother and an Egyptian father (both medical doctors). He spent his childhood and youth in Port Said; there he attended a French high school, leaving in 1947 with a . It was at high school that Amin was first politicized when, during the Second World War, Egyptian students were split between communists and nationalists; Amin belonged to the former group. By then Amin had already adopted a resolute stance against fascism and Nazism. While the upheaval against British domination in Egypt informed his politics, he rejected the idea that the enemy of their enemy, Nazi Germany, was the Egyptians' friend. In 1947 Amin left for Paris where he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karim Alrawi
Karim Alrawi (Arabic كريم الراوي) is a writer born in Alexandria, Egypt. He has taught at universities in the UK, Egypt, US and Canada. He was an International Writing Fellow at the University of Iowa and taught creative writing at the university's International Writing Program. While in the UK, he was active in the anti-racist movement, writing for publications including those of the Campaign Against Racism and Fascism and, in 1984, was a speaker at the Greater London Council's anti-racism conference. He is a long-time peace activist and proponent of a Palestinian state. He was a keynote speaker, in 1982, at the founding conference of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign in London. In 2003, he testified before the US Congress arguing for strengthening civil society institutions and supporting independent media in the Middle East and North Africa. He was also a delegate to Madrid+15 conference in 2007 to develop a framework for a two-state solution, laying the groundwor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
