Ahdaf Soueif
 
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    A Tribute to Dr. Fatma Moussa Mahmoud    
               
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    EGYPT REVOLTS: Special coverage:      
      Midan  
    The Daily Beast: January 30th: Ahdaf Soueif Reflects on the City of Cairo  
       
    SocialistWorker Online: Ahdaf Soueif interview: 'Bread, freedom and dignity  
       
    The Telegraph: January 27th: Have the Arabs lost their Spring?  
       
    Qantara: January 27th: Happy to Follow the Tahrir Youth's Lead  
       
    Markisist.org: Mısırlı yazar Ahdaf Soueif ile röportaj: "ekmek, özgürlük, insanlık onuru  
       
    Shorouk News: January 25th: حكاية قديمة  
       
    The Guardian: January 24th:Egypt's revolution has carved its path to parliament Women in Cairo  
       
    Shorouk News: January 18th: هكذا يبدو الأمل  
       
    The Guardian: January 18th: The Arab spring: one year on  
       
    Shorouk News: January 11th: مركبة التحرير  
     
    The Independent: January 4th: Reflections on Islamic Art, Edited by Ahdaf Soueif
     
    Shorouk News: January 4th: يا رب يا ربنا
     
    CBC: January 2nd, 2012: الأديبة أهداف سويف تطرح رؤيتها حول الأوضاع السياسية في مصر  
       
    Shorouk News: December 28th:موازين أيامنا المصرية  
       
    Shorouk News: December 21st: الحقيقة والدماء  
       
    Arabic translation of the Guardian article of Dec 18th: : فتاة البلو جينز والقوات المسلحة  
       
    The Guardian: December 18th: Image of unknown woman beaten by Egypt's military echoes around world  
      Egytpian Soldiers  
    Shorouk News: December 14th: وما زلنا فى التحرير  
       
    Shorouk News: December 13th: فوز سويف والسباعى وأمين حداد بجائزة كفافيس الدولية  
       
    Masrawy: December 11th: العسكري لايريد تغيير النظام الذي أسقط الشعب رأسه  
         
    ONTV Nos Sa3a: December 10th: الدفاع عن الثورة    
         
    GulfNews: December 9th: In touch with Arab reality    
      Harara  
    Shorouk News: December 7th: خمسة أيام  
       
    ONTV Baladna Bel Masry:الثورة والتحرير والانتخابات  
       
    Shorouk News: November 30th: الثورة مستمرة  
       
    SocialistWorker online: November 28th: ‘This is revolution, phase two’
     
    The Guardian: November 23nd: 'By early evening it was clear that this was Revolution II'
       
    Shorouk News: November 23th: أنا شفت المصريين  
       
    The Guardian: November 22nd: Egypt's military government is the enemy of our revolution  
      Protesters  
    Shorouk News: November 16th:إلى العمل, To Work  
       
    Shorouk News: November 9th: ليلى سويف واتخاذ القرار  
       
    CBC: Interview on CairoTime: part 1, part 2  
         
    Shorouk News: November 2nd:دى الثورة من جديد .. جابها لنا علاء ع العيد free alaa  
       
    Shorouk News: October 26th: مشهدان وقاموس  
       
    Shorouk News: October 19th: فى المستشفى القبطى  
       
    ONTV Live: October 15th: مساء السبت: دور النخب ومواقفها قبل وبعد الثورة  
             
    Shorouk News: October 12th: عن القهر والتغريد    
             
    The Guardian: Oct 11th: The attack on Egyptian Christians was not sectarian. We will uncover the truth  
            Tahrir  
    Shorouk News: October 5th: للتاريخ    
             
    Shorouk News: September 28th: كنّا فين وبقينا فين    
         
    Shorouk News: September 21st: أنتخبك ليه؟    
             
    Shorouk News: September 14th : كلاكيت تالت مرة    
         
    Shorouk News: September 7th : الحاجة المُلِحَّة إلى الدستور    
         
    Shorouk News: August 30th : البرلمان    
         
    Shorouk News: August 24th : على سلالم القدس    
             
    Shorouk News: August 17th: فى انتظار البرامج    
             
    Shorouk News: August 6th: حول الميدان وإغلاقه    
             
    Shorouk News: July 29th: فى الذهن والقلب دائمًا    
             
    Shorouk News: July 22nd: عن الدستور والتآلف والإبداع  
       
    Shorouk News: July 15th: شرطة لشعب مصر  
       
    The Guardian: July 12th: Egypt's revolution is stuck in a rut  
       
    ONTV: Baladna Bel Masri: سويف: نظرة المجلس العسكري للثورة غير واضح  
               
    Shorouk News: July 3rd :الشعب والقيادات والدولة    
               
    Shorouk News: June 30th :عودة إلى الميدان    
         
    The Guardian: June 18th: Back to the Middle East: Egypt needs your holiday money    
         
    The Daily News Egypt:June 14th: SCAF promises to reconsider military trials    
         
    ON TV: Akher Kalam: May 25: آخر كلام: مصر في المنتصف .. أهداف سويف - إبراهيم المعلم
   
         
    The Guardian: May 21st: Our revolt is not Obama's    
         
    Shorouk News: May 21st:ليس هذا (دس السم فى العسل) بل تلطيخ كبسولات من المواد السامة بالسكر الكيماوى  
         
    Guernica: Mar 15: Jamal Mahjoub interviews Ahdaf Soueif    
         
    BBC Radio: Mar 14: Letters to the Arab World    
         
    Alwan for Arts: Revolution: Telling the Tale : Ahdaf Soueif and Omar R. Hamilton    
         
    The Guardian: Mar 9th: In Egypt it was silence or shouting. Now it's a great conversation    
         
    The Heyman Center: Mar 08: The Edward Said Annual Lecture    
         
    Democracy Now!: Mar 8th: �People Were Rediscovering Themselves�    
         
    Shorouk News: Mar 2nd: اللى يحب مصر    
         
    Shorouk News: Feb 28th: عن الجيش والشعب والاختيارات الثلاثة    
         
    Shorouk News: Feb 27th: Egyptians' Reclaiming of their Collective Spirit (audio)    
         
    Shorouk News: Feb 25th: دقــى يا مزيكـا    
         
    AlJazeera International: Feb 23rd: Riz Khan    
         
    Shorouk News: Feb 23rd: على اسم ميدان التحرير    
         
    Shorouk News: Feb 21st: كيف نحمى ثورتنا؟    
         
    3 QUARKS DAILY:: Feb 19th: THE WOMEN OF TAHRIR SQUARE (VIDEO)    
         
    Shorouk News: Feb 18th: أهداف سويف: استمرار الحفاظ على وحدة الصف هو الأساس الآن    
         
    SocialistWorker: Feb 15th: ‘Revolution has captured the imagination’    
               
    audioBoo: Feb 14th: Novelist Ahdaf Soueif's reflections on revolution in Egypt (audiao)    
               
    BBC News: Feb 13th: Protesters reclaim the spirit of Egypt    
               
    The Guardian: Feb 12th: Hosni Mubarak resigns: 'Look at the streets … This is what hope looks like'  
         
    The Guardian: Feb 11th: The feeling in Tahrir Square was one of disbelief    
               
    Morning Ireland: Feb 9th: Ahdaf Soueif discusses the latests situation in Egypt (audio)  
         
    NPR: Feb 8th: Protests awaken Egyptians to what's possible (audio)    
         
    BBC Arabic: Feb 5th: رأي الكاتبة اهداف سويف احداث ميدان التحرير (video)    
         
    Democracy Now!: Feb 5th: Uprising in Egypt (video)    
               
    Los Angeles Times: Feb 5th: The spirit of Tahrir Square    
         
    The Guardian: Feb 4th: Diary of an Egyptian rebel: we will not turn back.    
         
    The Guardian: Feb 2nd: The Egyptian regime has turned its thugs loose again ...    
         
    The Guardian: Feb 1st: Mubarak's regime cannot satisfy the demands of Egyptians    
         
    The Guardian: Feb 1st: Tahrir Square protests: 'For everyone here, there's no turning back  
         
    The Guardian: Jan 28th: After Tunisia: Ahdaf Soueif on Egypt    
         
    The Guardian: Jan 28th: An eyewitness account of the Egypt protests    
         
    The Guardian: Jan 27th: It's Egypt's young who are leading the protests    
         
    YouTube: Jan 24th: Ahdaf Soueif's prophetic interview a day before the Egypt uprising.    
               
  Palestine:          
         
    Middle East Monitor: Ahdaf Soueif in conversation with Daud Abdullah  
       
    The Guardian: May 31, 2010: Israel reveals its true face  
       
    Al Shorouk: May 30, 2010: أهداف سويف الطريق إلى القدس ونكبة سلوان  
       
    The Guardian: May 26, 2010: The dig dividing Jerusalem  
       
    The Guardian: May 24, 2009: Armed Israeli police close theatre on first night of Palestinian festival  
         
    The Guardian: Jan 17, 2009: The Palestinians say: 'This is a war of extermination'    
         
    The Guardian: Jan 10, 2009: Talking to the dead    
         
    ElBadeel: Jan 10, 2009: مصر التي في لندن.. وغزة التي تحترق    
         
    The Guardian: Jan 5, 2009: EU must hold Israel to its agreements    
         
    The Guardian: Aug 12, 2008: The laureate of all Arabs    
         
    The Guardian: May 22, 2008: The Palestine literature festival was an enlightening experience  
         
    The Guardian, Dec 15, 2006: John Berger rallies artists for cultural boycott of Israel    
         
    The Guardian, Nov 17, 2006: A project of dispossession can never be a noble cause    
         
    Al Ahram Weekly, Nov 16, 2006: The heart of the matter: Palestine in the world today    References.  
         
    The Guardian, Oct 21, 2006: Art of resistance    
         
    AhdafSoueif.com, Jul 18, 2006: Message from Ahdaf Soueif    
         
    The Guardian, Jul 13, 2006: Only sanctions will stop this brutal campaign    
         
    The Guardian, Nov 24, 2003: The Waiting Game: a Palestinian journey.    
         
    The Guardian, Dec 18, 2000: Under the Gun: a Palestinian journey (parts 1 & 2)    
         
    Egypt:    
         
    Al Shorouk: Sep 28, 2010: أهداف سويف تكتب للشروق: نوبة رجوع    
         
    al-Araby al-Nasseri: في بيتنا صورة    
         
    Al Shorouk: Sep 18, 2010: أهداف سويف تكتب للشروق: حتى لا يرتاح المزورون    
         
    The Guardian, Sep 15, 2010: The regime can fix the elections – but it can't fix the Egyptian people  
         
    Al Shorouk: May 3, 2010: أهداف سويف :أريد أن تظهر الشخصيات التي أكتب عنها بشكل فريد وحي  
         
    AUC: Author Ahdaf Soueif Delivers In Translation Lecture    
         
    AlMasry AlYoum: April 29, 2010: Ahdaf Soueif: Reading Arabic into the English    
         
    Al Shorouk: Apr 13, 2010: الجمعية الوطنية ورأى فى التغيير المطلوب    
         
    Al Shorouk: Apr 9, 2010: رشيد العناني يكتب:(خارطة الحب) خريطة بلا حدود ولا حواجز ولا نقاط عبور  
         
    March, 2010::Interview with Kholoud Falah:    
         
    Al Shorouk: Feb 18, 2010: أهداف سويف: أذهب دائمًا إلى فلسطين وليس لإسرائيل    
         
    Al Shorouk: Feb 11, 2010: كتاب يلتقون على حب أهداف سويف    
         
    Al Shorouk: Feb 8, 2010: أهداف سويف : زينة الحياة سويف    
         
    Al Shorouk: Oct 30, 2009: أهداف سويف: أشعر بقلق شديد لعدم تفرغى للكتابة الأدبية    
         
    Al Shorouk: Apr 4, 2009: أهداف سويف ترصد 5 ميزات لـ طبق الكشرى    
         
    The Guardian: Mar 04, 2009: Koshari    
         
    The Guardian: Jan 17, 2009: 100 novels everyone must read    
         
    The Guardian: Jan 10, 2009: Talking to the dead    
         
    ElBadeel: Jan 10, 2009: مصر التي في لندن.. وغزة التي تحترق    
         
    The Guardian, Jul 5, 2008: Visions of the harem    
         
    The Guardian, May 26, 2006: A confrontation to hold off collapse and revolution    
         
    The Guardian, Mar 9, 2006: Egypt tortures for the US, so why not on its own account?    
         
    Channel 4, May 18, 2006: Egyptian protest: Watch the report.    
       
    The Guardian, Dec 3, 2005: Egypt Awakes    
         
    Audios & Videos:    
         
    CBC: January 2nd, 2012: الأديبة أهداف سويف تطرح رؤيتها حول الأوضاع ال    
         
    ONTV Nos Sa3a: الدفاع عن الثورة    
         
    ONTV Baladna Bel Masry:الثورة والتحرير والانتخاب    
         
    ElYoumElSabe7 (YouTube): November 25th: اهداف سويف المجلس العسكري يتحمل مسئولية ما يحدث في التحرير  
         
    ONTV Live: October 15th: مساء السبت: دور النخب ومواقفها قبل وبعد الثورة    
         
    ONTV: Balada Bel Masri: سويف: نظرة المجلس العسكري للثورة غير واضحة الملامح    
         
    ONTV: Akher Kalam: آخر كلام: مصر في المنتصف .. أهداف سويف - إبراهيم المعلم
   
         
    BBC Radio: Mar 14: Letters to the Arab World    
         
    The Heyman Center: Mar 08: The Edward Said Annual Lecture    
         
    Democracy Now!: Mar 8th: “People Were Rediscovering Themselves”    
         
    Shorouk News: Feb 27: Egyptians' Reclaiming of their Collective Spirit (audio)    
         
    AlJazeera International: Feb 23: Riz Khan    
         
    3 QUARKS DAILY:: Feb 19: THE WOMEN OF TAHRIR SQUARE (VIDEO)    
         
    audioBoo: Feb 14: Novelist Ahdaf Soueif's reflections on revolution in Egypt (audiao)    
         
    Morning Ireland: Feb 9th: Morning Ireland: Ahdaf Soueif discusses the latests situation in Egypt (audio)  
         
    NPR: Feb 8th: Protests awaken Egyptians to what's possible (audio)    
         
    BBC Arabic: Feb 5th: رأي الكاتبة اهداف سويف احداث ميدان التحرير (video)    
         
    Democracy Now!: Feb 5th: Uprising in Egypt (video)    
         
    Misr elNaharda: 17/5/2010: Interview with Khayri Ramadan    
         
    Al 3ashera Masa2an: Interview with Mona el Shazli    
         
    AlHayat TV: AlHaya wal Nas with Rola Kharsa    
         
    AUC: The Author as a translator    
         
    IOL Radio: Palestine Literature Festival: Ahdaf Soueif    
         
   

Shaikh Ebrahim Al Khalifa Center for Culture & Research: Videos of the event on YouTube:
part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6, part 7, part 8, part 9, part 10, part 11,part 12

 
         
    AlJazeera English: Riz Khan: The Legacy of Mahmoud Darwish (Part Two)    
         
    AlJazeera English: Riz Khan: The Legacy of Mahmoud Darwish (Part One)    
         
    AlJazeera: Palestine Festival of Literature.    
         
    Palestine Film Festival 2007: Opening Night Discussion    
         
    Palestine Film Festival 2007: Opening Night at the Barbican, London    
         
    al-Bait Baitak: Ahdaf Soueif    
         
    AUC: A Matter of Agency: The Image of the Arab in Western Literature.    
         
    Mashaheer w Mashaweer: Ahdaf Soueif    
         
    Clive James: Video of Ahdaf Soueif interview.    
         
    The Lannan Foundation: Audio of Ahdaf Soueif reading & conversation with Michael Silverblatt.  
         
    The Lannan Foundation: Audio of Ahdaf Soueif conversation with Amira Hass.    
         
    Articles:    
         
    Egypt Independent: Jan 2nd, 2012 ‘Reflections on Islamic Art’: A new way to talk about Islam, and art  
       
    Ahram Online: Dec 31st, 2011: The bookish best of 2011  
       
    Arabic Litrature in English: Dec 30th, 2011: A ‘Best of Arabic Literature (in English)’ 2011  
       
    The British Council: Our Shared Europe: Ahdaf Soueif conversation with three Arab Writers  
         
    The Guardian, Jun 5, 2010: My hero Jean Genet by Ahdaf Soueif    
         
    AlMasry AlYoum: May 11, 2010: The Line Seperating the East from the West    
         
    Zawya: Ahdaf Soueif heads the first Literary Translation Conference in the Gulf    
         
    AlMasry AlYoum: April 29,2010:Reading Arabic into English    
         
    The Outlook: Apr 12, 2010: Ahdaf Soueif    
         
    The Hindu: April 9, 2010: Women of words    
         
    The Guardian, Jan 2, 2010: Living in the memory    
         
    Kennedy Centre : Feb 23, 2009: Ahdaf Soueif’s talk at the Gala Opening of "Arabesque"    
         
    Daily News: Jan 27, 2009: Writing East and West    
         
    The Times, Nov 21, 2008: The Arabian Nights    
         
    The Guardian, Jul 5, 2008: Visions of the harem    
         
    Daily News: June 5, 2008: In the mind of Ahdaf Soueif    
         
    Egyptian Mail: June 3, 2008: On the threshold of Maat    
         
    The Guardian, April 12, 2008: One thousand and one delights    
         
    Piece written for the book “How I Write: The Secret Lives of Authors": Akhenaten    
         
    Preface to the 2007 catalogue: Occidentalism    
         
    The Guardian: Writers' Rooms Series: Ahdaf Soueif    
         
    The Daily Star, Mar 29, 2007: Unleashing the power of the written word    
         
    The Guardian, Feb 14, 2007: Higher asp orations    
         
    Islam On-Line, Jan 25, 2005: Live Dialogue with Ahdaf Soueif    
         
    Islam On-Line, Oct 7, 2004: Occupational Hazards    
         
    The Guardian, May 5, 2004: This Torture started at the very top    
         
    The Guardian, Sep 26, 2003: Edward Said: My friend    
         
    Al Ahram Weekly, Sep 11, 2003: The Israelisation of America    
         
    Al Ahram Weekly, Jul 17, 2003: Genet in Palestine    
         
    The Guardian, Mar 23, 2003: The Cabool Cotillian    
         
    The Guardian, Mar 13, 2003: Staying Alive    
         
    NewStatesman, Nov 4, 2002: The worst story ever told    
         
    The Guardian, Apr 3, 2002: Open letter to Tony Blair    
         
    openDemocracy, Mar 14, 2002: Egyptian memories    
         
    The Guardian, Dec 8, 2001: The language of the veil    
         
    The Guardian, Nov 6, 2001: Nile Blues    
         
    MiddleEast Times,  Oct 26, 2001: Novelist highlights the dangers in translating Arabic    
         
    The Guardian, Oct 9, 2001: Al Jazeera    
         
    Al Ahram Weekly, Sept 27, 2001: Opening the doors    
         
    The Guardian, Sept 15, 2001: Our poor, our weak, our hungry    
         
    MiddleEast Times,  Sept 29, 2000: Crossing the borders of time, space and language    
         
    MiddleEast Times,  Sept 01, 2000: Left Unsaid