In the summer of 1971, The New York Times published a set of secret documents spanning forty-seven volumes, which Americans came to call the Pentagon Papers. These documents revealed that the government which had sent its sons into the Vietnamese jungles was not merely managing a war, but also managing a narrative about that war—and
At the end of the Second World War in 1945, following the surrender of Germany and Japan, we were living in a ground-floor apartment on Hammouda Street, just a few meters from the southwestern outer wall of Abdeen Palace. This was due to the lack of available accommodation in my grandfather’s building at 24 Mostafa Kamel Street in
In 2002, Steven Spielberg directed a film starring Leonardo DiCaprio, based on a true story that seemed closer to fiction. The protagonist, Frank Abagnale Jr., a teenager not yet nineteen, succeeded in impersonating a pilot, a doctor, and a lawyer, amassing millions while evading the pursuit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation across three
It is well known that mastering the art of translation requires several years of university study in order to properly command this responsible craft. I went through two amusing experiences during my military career that I will never forget.
The first occurred because, owing to my background as the son of a British mother, I had full
When we reach our eighth decade, the memories of life begin to awaken and return—memories from the journey of life that have long been veiled by forgetfulness despite their importance and weight in shaping one’s character. Praise be to God, I have lived a life full of events and have experienced moments and encounters of
