In the early thirteenth century, the forces of the Fifth Crusade came to Egypt and occupied the coastal city of Damietta. Its terrified residents fled in all directions. Egypt's Sultan, King Al-Kamil Nasir al-Din Mohammed, rushed with his forces to resist this aggression, which, if it passed through the routes of the Delta and reached
Could it be possible for a historical novel of this immense magnitude to discuss some groups of humans, the events and situations they lived through in the Mamluk era, and their upbringing during this time, all through the symbols and phrases we use every day and every time? It seems as if the narrator weaves for us a dictionary in a simple,
The cemetery caretaker opened the door. The smell of death almost drove them back to the café again, for the dead have their dignity, and it was nighttime. Yet, Khalf's stubbornness and his insistence to continue the jesting turned it serious and their gathering: utterly harmonious and enjoyable, just like every day in the
As my goal in this glimpse is to address Arab youth, who are beginning to place their feet in the land of knowledge and draw their strength from their great civilization, my aim is also to address non-Arab foreign audiences so they can learn something new about our Arab literature through translating the articles into their English and
This person is “mean” and this one is such a” coward” .He is “selfish”. She is “arrogant”. No, he is “silly” and she is “heartless.” If he had only done so and so he wouldn’t have been there. If she had only listened to such and such she would have been better off!