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Sayyid Ḥijāb… A Pen and a Dream
Date of source: Saturday, January 28, 2017
Two days ago, we lost the honorable Sayyid Ḥijāb, the descendent of Bayram, Ḥaddād, and Jāhīn; the pinnacle of colloquial Egyptian poetry, deep and eloquent as it is. He left us on the anniversary of the glorious January 25 2011. He was one of the pillars of this day.
20-01 Beginning of the “Paris-Cairo” festival with the participation of an elite group of artists and intellectuals
Date of source: Wednesday, May 20, 2015
The seventh iteration of the International Festival of Cultural Diversity, for which Egypt is the honored guest, began today in Paris’ first arrondissement. The festival showcased a number of speakers who highlighted Egypt’s diverse cultural history as well as the works of several contemporary...
74. Sayyid Hijāb: Writing the Preamble to Egypt’s Constitution
Date of source: Thursday, June 19, 2014
The quip often attributed to Otto van Bismarck may apply to Egypt’s constitution: Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them made. Recent articles in this series attempt to do just that; peel back the layers to watch how certain articles came to be. But the quip does not apply as well to...
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