Hala Halim is an

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academic and translator. She studied literature at university, obtaining a BA from

Alexandria University Alexandria University () is a public university in Alexandria, Egypt. It was established in 1938 as a satellite of Fouad University (the name of which was later changed to Cairo University), becoming an independent entity in 1942. It was known as ...

in 1985 and an MA from the

American University in Cairo The American University in Cairo (AUC; ) is a private research university in New Cairo, Egypt. The university offers American-style learning programs at undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels, along with a continuing education program. ...

in 1992. She completed her doctorate at

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in 2004. Halim has written extensively about literature and culture, covering subjects as diverse as

Youssef Chahine Youssef Chahine ( ; 25 January 1926 – 27 July 2008) was an Egyptian film director. He was active in the Egyptian film industry from 1950 until his death. He directed twelve films included in a list of Top 100 Egyptian films published by ...

EM Forster Edward Morgan Forster (1 January 1879 – 7 June 1970) was an English author. He is best known for his novels, particularly ''A Room with a View'' (1908), ''Howards End'' (1910) and ''A Passage to India'' (1924). He also wrote numerous short ...

and

Constantine Cavafy Konstantinos Petrou Kavafis ( ; 29 April ( OS 17 April), 1863 – 29 April 1933), known, especially in English, as Constantine P. Cavafy and often published as C. P. Cavafy (), was a Greek poet, journalist, and civil servant from Alexandria. A ...

. She is currently an assistant professor in the Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies department of

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. Halim has translated

Mohamed El-Bisatie Mohamed el-Bisatie (; November 1937 – 14 July 2012) was an Egyptian novelist and short story writer. Life He was born in el-Gamalia, Dakahlia Governorate, overlooking the shores of Lake Manzalah in the Nile Delta. He graduated from Cairo Univers ...

's novel ''Clamor of the Lake''. The translation won an Egyptian State Incentive Award and was runner-up for the Banipal Prize in 2006.

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