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Egypt

Matchless opportunity. Visitors at the Cairo International Book Fair. (Egyptian Book Authority)

Cairo book fair offers opportunity for new generation of writers

Sophia

Poignant window into Syrian culture. Cover of “Sophia: Or the Beginning of All Tales.”

‘Sophia: Or the Beginning of All Tales’ by Rafik Schami

Turkey

Imperial vision and Ikhwan links drive Turkey’s Erdogan

Nubian

Koma Waidi volunteers in Aswan. (Courtesy of Koma Waidi)

First Nubian language dictionary published by volunteers

Naguib Mahfouz

Egyptian novelist Hamdi Abu Golayyel. (Al Arab)

Should Arab novels carry political agendas?

Mohamed Salah Maalej

A visitor examines books during the second National Exhibition of the Tunisian Book, December 20. (National Exhibition of the Tunisian Book)

Tunisian book fair bridges gap between publishers, readers

Hezbollah

Under the spotlight. Fighters from the Lebanese Shia Hezbollah movement take part in a military parade marking the party’s Martyrs’ Day in the eastern Bekaa Valley city of Baalbek, November 12 (AFP)

Book offers unprecedented detail on Hezbollah’s structure

ISIS

From women’s perspective. Azadeh Moaveni with the women of ISIS. (Courtesy of Azadeh Moaveni)

Taking a new look at women of ISIS

Karen Dabrowska

Arab

A focus on sculpture. From Reem Najjar’s book “Qassida.” (Raya Al-Jadir)

Equipping Arab children with the tools of art