Tag: Youssef Rakha
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Sawiris Cultural Awards 2017 winners announced in Cairo, Egypt
The winners of the Sawiris Cultural Awards 2017 were announced at a ceremony at the Main Hall of Egypt’s Cairo Opera House on January 8, 2018. The Sawiris Cultural Awards are awarded to novelists, short-story writers, script writers and playwrights. They were set up in 2005 with an endowment from Samih and Naguib Sawiris and…
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Six Africans make International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2017
The International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2017 have announced their longlist for this year’s best book in Arab writing this year and six Africans made the cut. They are Yassin Adnan, Najwa Binshatwan, Amir Tag Elsir, Abdul-Kareem Jouaity, Mohammed Abdel Nabi, and Youssef Rakha. The International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) has today, Monday 16…