Starting with “That Smell” in 1966, he wrote with stark power about themes of repression in the Egyptian police state.
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Sonallah Ibrahim, Egyptian Novelist of Irony and Dissent, Dies at 88
Starting with “That Smell” in 1966, he wrote with stark power about themes of repression in the Egyptian police state.
Sonallah Ibrahim, Egyptian Novelist of Irony and Dissent, Dies at 88
Starting with “That Smell” in 1966, he wrote with stark power about themes of repression in the Egyptian police state.
Sonallah Ibrahim, Egyptian Novelist of Irony and Dissent, Dies at 88
Starting with “That Smell” in 1966, he wrote with stark power about themes of repression in the Egyptian police state.
The Grand Egyptian Museum Is Finally Open. (Well, Mostly.)
The Grand Egyptian Museum, outside Cairo, has been delayed by revolutions, wars, financial crises and a pandemic. At long last, here’s a look inside.
Arab Rulers and Spy Chiefs Stashed Millions in Swiss Bank
A leak of account data from Credit Suisse revealed the holdings of powerful figures across the Middle East, raising new questions about self-dealing.
Arab Rulers and Spy Chiefs Stashed Millions in Swiss Bank
A leak of account data from Credit Suisse revealed the holdings of powerful figures across the Middle East, raising new questions about self-dealing.
Vast Leak Exposes How Credit Suisse Served Strongmen and Spies
Leaked data on more than 18,000 accounts shows that the Swiss bank missed or ignored red flags.
A Decade After the Arab Spring, Autocrats Still Rule the Mideast
The popular uprisings of 2011 mostly failed, but they gave the region a taste for democracy that continues to whet an appetite for change.
A Decade On, Silence Fills Egypt’s Field of Broken Dreams
In 2011, Tahrir Square was at the vanguard of popular uprisings known as the Arab Spring. But hopes for a democratic Egypt were crushed and the historic square given a sterile new look.