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Samia Mehrez (Arabic: سامية محرز) is an Egyptian professor of
contemporary literature Contemporary literature is literature which is generally set after World War II in the English-speaking world. Subgenres of contemporary literature include contemporary romance. History Literary movements are always contemporary to the writer disc ...
,
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, and researcher, who was born on 1 January 1955. She is President of the Center for Translation Studies at the
American University in Cairo The American University in Cairo (AUC; ar, الجامعة الأمريكية بالقاهرة, Al-Jāmi‘a al-’Amrīkiyya bi-l-Qāhira) is a private research university in Cairo, Egypt. The university offers American-style learning progr ...
. Mehrez has played a major role in publishing articles on translation, contemporary Arab literature, post-colonial studies and various cultural topics.


Education

She received many certificates of recognition and has a number of publications and articles. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English, Comparative Literature, and Drama from the
American University in Cairo The American University in Cairo (AUC; ar, الجامعة الأمريكية بالقاهرة, Al-Jāmi‘a al-’Amrīkiyya bi-l-Qāhira) is a private research university in Cairo, Egypt. The university offers American-style learning progr ...
in 1977, and a Master's of Arts degree in Comparative Literature from the same university in 1979, as well as a PhD in comparative literature from the
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, United States in 1985.


Life

She occupied several positions, she was the President of the Center for Translation Studies at the
American University in Cairo The American University in Cairo (AUC; ar, الجامعة الأمريكية بالقاهرة, Al-Jāmi‘a al-’Amrīkiyya bi-l-Qāhira) is a private research university in Cairo, Egypt. The university offers American-style learning progr ...
and professor of Arabic Literature at the Department of Arab and Islamic Civilizations at the same university. In addition, she was an assistant professor of Arabic Language and Literature in
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, United States (1984-1990). She currently teaches modern Arabic literature and gives lectures in translation studies and theories at the Department of Islamic and Arab Civilizations of the
American University in Cairo The American University in Cairo (AUC; ar, الجامعة الأمريكية بالقاهرة, Al-Jāmi‘a al-’Amrīkiyya bi-l-Qāhira) is a private research university in Cairo, Egypt. The university offers American-style learning progr ...
. Mehrez speaks five languages: Arabic, English, French, Italian and Spanish. She participated in numerous international conferences and workshops, including: Translation and Activism Forum at the
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, Spain, Pre-Modern Performance in the Eastern Mediterranean Countries Conference, Istanbul, and the Nation and Translation Workshop at the European Academy in Berlin. Mehrez specializes in comparative English literature, drama, and modern Arab literature. She also happens to be
Ibrahim Nagi Ibrahim Nagi ( ar, إبراهیم ناجي) (1898–1953) was an Egyptian polymath; a poet, author, translator, and practicing medical doctor. He was among the contributors of ''Al Siyasa'', newspaper of the Liberal Constitutional Party. Early ...
's granddaughter.


Works

* “Egyptian Writers Between History and Storytelling: Articles on Najib Mahfouz,
Sonallah Ibrahim Son'allah Ibrahim ( ar, صنع الله إبراهيم ''Ṣunʻ Allāh Ibrāhīm'') (born 1937) is an Egyptian novelist and short story writer and one of the " Sixties Generation" who is known for his leftist and nationalist views which are exp ...
and
Gamal al-Ghitani Gamal al-Ghitani, ( ar, جمال الغيطانى, ; 9 May 1945 – 18 October 2015) was an Egyptian author of historical and political novels and cultural and political commentaries and was the editor-in-chief of the literary periodical '' Akh ...
.” (
American University in Cairo The American University in Cairo (AUC; ar, الجامعة الأمريكية بالقاهرة, Al-Jāmi‘a al-’Amrīkiyya bi-l-Qāhira) is a private research university in Cairo, Egypt. The university offers American-style learning progr ...
Publications, 1994 and 2005). * “Egypt’s Culture Wars Between Politics and Practice.” (
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, 2008 and
American University in Cairo The American University in Cairo (AUC; ar, الجامعة الأمريكية بالقاهرة, Al-Jāmi‘a al-’Amrīkiyya bi-l-Qāhira) is a private research university in Cairo, Egypt. The university offers American-style learning progr ...
Publications, 2010). * “Cairo Literary Atlas: A Hundred Years on the Streets of Cairo.” (2010) * “Cairo's Literary Life: A Hundred Years in the Heart of the City.” (2011) * “No more Chit Chat on the Nile,” Ahram Weekly, December 13-19, 2001. (English) * “The Day the Leader was Killed by Naguib Mahfouz,” trans. Ibrahim Fathi, Akhbar al-Adab, October 22, 1994. (Arabic) * “De L'Or de Paris aux Mille et un ecrivains du Caire,” introduction; “Gamal Ghitani,” “Salwa Bakr,” bio-bibliographies, Belles Etrangères: Egypte (Ministère de la Culture: Paris, 1994). (French) * “Under Egyptian Eyes,” introduction to the catalog for the collective exhibit Occidentalism, curated by Karim Francis, Cairo, May 2007. * “What I did not Tell Edward: Homage to Edward Said,” in Al-Adab, November, 2003. * “Three Papers for Latifa al-Zayyat,” Akbar al-Adab, 1997. (Arabic) * “The Document of Incrimination: A Reading of the Al-Khubz al-Hafi Crisis,” in Al-Adab, November, 2002. (Arabic) * “Ibrahim Nagi: A Rekindling Long Overdue” ( Dar al-Shorouk, 2021).


Awards

* Nominated for Woman of the Year Award,
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(1982). * Society for the Humanities,
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– United States (1987). * Edith Krieger Distinguished Visiting Professor,
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(1992). * She was nominated for Genevieve McMillan-Reba Stewart Chair,
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– United States (1996). * Social Research Center Fellowship,
American University in Cairo The American University in Cairo (AUC; ar, الجامعة الأمريكية بالقاهرة, Al-Jāmi‘a al-’Amrīkiyya bi-l-Qāhira) is a private research university in Cairo, Egypt. The university offers American-style learning progr ...
(1999). * She was on the Who's Who list for 2000.


See also

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Coat of arms of Egypt The coat of arms of Egypt () is known as the Republican Eagle or Egyptian Golden Eagle, is a heraldic golden eagle, facing the viewer's left (dexter). The eagle's breast is charged with an escutcheon bearing the red-white-black bands of the fla ...
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Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature The Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature is a literary award for Arabic literature.Rites of Assent'' *
Ibrahim Nagi Ibrahim Nagi ( ar, إبراهیم ناجي) (1898–1953) was an Egyptian polymath; a poet, author, translator, and practicing medical doctor. He was among the contributors of ''Al Siyasa'', newspaper of the Liberal Constitutional Party. Early ...


References

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