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Mohieddin Ellabbad

Starting an International Career from Cairo

The Egyptian Mohieddin Ellabbad is one of the greatest book illustrators and artists in the Arab world. His work is also published in the West, where he has won numerous awards. Jürgen Stryjak visited the artist in his workshop in the Heliopolis district of Cairo
Interview with Alaa Al-Aswani

"Egypt Is In a State of Reserve and Backwardness"

The novel "The Yacoubian Building" by Alaa al-Aswani was published five years ago by a small Egyptian publishing house. The book has since been translated into many languages and won several prizes. Mona Naggar spoke to the author
Interview with Wahid Hamed

The Egyptian Film "The Yacoubian Building" Breaks Every Taboo

It has been years since an Egyptian film aroused as wide-ranging public interest as "The Yacoubian Building". In this interview, screenwriter Wahid Hamed talks about the legal proceedings threatening the film, its sex scenes, and freedom of opinion in Egypt
Cairo Book Fair 2007

Trying for an International Image

The Arab world's largest book fair, which closed on 4 February, was offering books to the public at reduced prices. This year the featured country was Italy. Mona Naggar reports
Samuel Shimon's "An Iraqi in Paris"

A Modern-Day Odysseus on the Way to Hollywood

Samuel Shimon, a London-based Iraqi author, has written a book that draws upon the rich traditions of Arab story-telling, but is also rich with allusions to classic European literature. Review by Fadhil al-Azzawi
Educational Reform in Saudi Arabia

Higher Education Fever Hits Gulf States

The watchword of the moment in Saudi Arabia's educational sector is modernisation. The latest example is the recently opened "King Abdullah University" near Jeddah, which is attracting top researchers from around the world. Arnfrid Schenk has the details
Private Universities in Egypt

Education as Export Commodity

Gold-diggers from all corners of the earth appear to be streaming to the Nile. Private universities are a lucrative business in Egypt and are springing up like mushrooms. A report by Frederik Richter
Euro-Arab University Partnership

Strengthening Academic Ties between Emirates and Germany

The universities of Ajman and Erlangen recently signed a cooperation agreement. The agreement foresees an exchange of students and scholars, as well as the organization of academic conferences and joint research projects. By Florian Wagner
1st German University Abroad Opens in Cairo

The German University in Cairo has now opened its gates. The German-Egyptian project stands under the patronage of the the German Ministry of Education and Research and the Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education, among others.
Cultural Politics in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi

Frighteningly Giant Leaps

The new concept of the Abu Dhabi Book Fair is only a part of the new cultural policy in the emirate of Abu Dhabi. Mona Naggar examines the high-flying cultural ambitions of the UAE's richest emirate