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Barrakgate: The country of chaos?

Barrakgate: The country of chaos?

No one to believe the news coming from the peaceful country of Kuwait; as the first democracy in the Gulf is facing problems, and they are too big to be missed, neglected or solved soon. Ms. Badrya Darwish, Editor of Kuwait Times is describing the scene very well when she is talking about the activist […]

The great monk Cho Oh-hyun’s poems published in Arabic

The great monk Cho Oh-hyun’s poems published in Arabic

When his poems become our world A good line of verse could bring you amusement for a day. An inspiring poem would then tune your mood for a month. An excellent volume of poetry might set you in heaven for a year. And if you meet a man who lives as a good line in […]

[Novel] The Road to Shamawes ⑪

[Novel] The Road to Shamawes ⑪

[16] She was overwhelmed by disturbing thoughts and Saadiya’s voice awoke her: “Mistress Nargis. The General is in the reception room. He wants to talk to you.” Putting on her alternative clothes Nargis said : “Tell him I’ll be there in five minutes.” A few minutes later the Shamawes woman crossed the reception room quickly […]

Grandson Kim: Who laughs last?

Grandson Kim: Who laughs last?

In the 1940s, the German leader Adolf Hitler was going on building his Greatest Germania; a target that was not accepted by his far enemies or by his competing neighbors. The survival of the better economically and scientifically Hitler, compared by Europe’s countries, meant that there will be a fierce power that does not forgive […]

[Novel] The Road to Shamawes ⑩

[Novel] The Road to Shamawes ⑩

[14] When Hisham left his car and entered the villa with his dogs which only left him at the hobby door, his father was getting ready to go out. He didn’t like the noise that accompanied Hisham : “What’s the matter, Hisham? Are you off today? I can’t stay up late with you tonight. Viola […]

[Novel] The Road to Shamawes ⑨

[Novel] The Road to Shamawes ⑨

[13] Only the barks of a dog accompany him on his way in the darkness. Birds are asleep, donkeys silent and people went to bed. This is Emad crossing the dusty track along the small canal on his way home. He keeps thinking about Donia. The distance between the villa and his house, like the […]

[Novel] The Road to Shamawes ⑧

[Novel] The Road to Shamawes ⑧

[12] When Khodeir’s phone call ended, Dr Karim felt deeply worried. His uneasy calm abroad disappeared the moment he set foot at Cairo International Airport after many years of living abroad. He thought he had accomplished the most important mission in his life: that Donia be brought up well, distinguish between right and wrong, to […]

The New Far Pope, the New Near Dialogue

The New Far Pope, the New Near Dialogue

The newly elected Argentinean Pope Jorge Berguliu was a real surprise, even for his own home countrymen. Reasons are many; he is the first pope descended from the American continent. This was the first great surprise in the whole of Latin America and left residents of Buenos Aires spontaneously in streets and gathered in front […]

[Novel] The Road to Shamawes ⑦

[Novel] The Road to Shamawes ⑦

[11] On the way back home Khodeir drives slowly along Cairo’s busy streets with elevated bumps, repeating his familiar sentence: “Cairo his become just a big bump with a million children who play with our cars. As he drives fast along the Nile, Donia asks herself: “What attracts me to Emad? I didn’t have time […]

[Novel] The Road to Shamawes ⑥

[Novel] The Road to Shamawes ⑥

[9] Donia bought some pancakes from the cafeteria opposite the College of Fine Arts and ate them on her way to the art hall before going to the Hanager gallery in Gezeira, then goes back home for an early dinner or late lunch with her father. A slim girl, looking like a porcelain doll with […]

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