Alaa Al Aswany

This exceptional Egyptian novel - as mesmerising as it is controversial - caused an unprecedented stir when it was first published in Arabic.

In light of the rapidly growing number of people studying Arabic--in academia, governments, NGOs, and business--Media Arabic is a unique and timely le

August Book Sense Pick A fading aristocrat and self-proclaimed 'scientist of women.' A purring, voluptuous siren. A young shop-girl enduring the clam

From the bestselling author of The Yacoubian Building comes a novel bursting at the seams with Egyptian life

In this deeply considered and at times provocative short work, Alaa Al Aswany tells us that to understand the syndrome of dictatorship we must first c

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The first volume in the bestselling Al-Kitaab Arabic Language Program, Alif Baa helps students learn the sounds of Arabic, write its letters, and begi

The second volume in the bestselling Al-Kitaab Arabic Language Program, Al-Kitaab Part One with Website helps students develop skills in formal and co

Sex, money and politics are the driving forces of society in this new novel from bestselling author Alaa al Aswany.

Reminiscent of the work of Nobel Prize laureate Svetlana Alexievich, What Have You Left Behind? powerfully draws together civilian accounts of the Yem

Een theaterregisseur vindt toevlucht in zijn moeders keuken nadat hij uit de toneelwereld is verstoten. Kwijnend tussen potten en kruiden raakt hij ge

'Arabische sprookjes' is een onmisbaar sprookjesboek voor kinderen én volwassenen, met duizelingwekkend knappe knipkunst-illustraties.De weergaloze ve

This book deals with the sudden demise of Islamists in Egypt and prospects for democratization. It provides an overview of the different causes of the

This book discusses the threats and challenges facing the Persian Gulf and the future security in the region, providing an overview of the major regio

Alaa al Aswani laat ons kennismaken met de bewoners van het Yacoubiangebouw in Cairo. Van de vrome portierszoon tot de nietsontziende zakenman wiens w