Hadil Ghomeim is an Egyptian writer currently residing in the United States. Her most recent book is "Sana fi Qena" (Year in Qena), published in January 2014 in Cairo by Dar al-Balsam.
The sad history of a factory in Shubra is in some ways mirrored by the story of a factory in Ohio
Part 1 of this interview, on Naguib Mahfouz's Midaq Alley and translation, is here. On becoming an Arabist HG: You started asking about Arabic novels after graduation. Weren’t you exposed to any contemporary…
Despite taking a pro-Palestinian position in the struggle against Israeli Zionism, LeGassick’s outspoken criticism of the dictatorial rule of Gamal Abdel Nasser would still not earn him favor among a…
In a seminar on the "Arab Spring" at the University of Michigan, I assumed that the young white woman sitting next to me was a student of Middle Eastern studies.
