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Alaa Al Aswany

Born

in Cairo, Egypt

May 26, 1957

Website

http://alaaalaswany.maktoobblog.com/

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علاء الأسواني

Alaa al-Aswany (Arabic: علاء الأسواني‎), Egyptian Arabic (Masri) "علاء الاسوانى" (born 1957) is an Egyptian writer, and a founding member of the political movement Kefaya.

Trained as a dentist in Egypt and Chicago, it took him 9 years to earn his degree from Chicago National University where he spent 17 years in his life, al-Aswany has contributed numerous articles to Egyptian newspapers on literature, politics, and social issues. His second novel, The Yacoubian Building, an ironic depiction of modern Egyptian society, has been widely read in Egypt and throughout the Middle East. It has been translated into English, Danish, Finnish, French, Norwegian, Greek and Dutch, and was adapted into a film (2006) and a television series (2 ...more

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مقالة علاء الأسواني فى جريدة المصرى اليوم :… حوار بين شاب ثوري ومواطن طيب ………

مقالة علاء الأسواني فى جريدة المصرى اليوم

22 يناير 2012

… حوار بين شاب ثوري ومواطن طيب ………

تم الحوار بالصدفة ، كان الشاب الثوري جالسا على مقهى في وسط البلد وقد وضع على المائدة أمامه لافتات تحمل شعارات سياسية وعلى المائدة المجاورة جلس رجل خمسيني أصلع راح يشرب الشاى بالنعناع ويدخن الشيشة في تلذذ واضح ..

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Average rating: 3.57 · 78,743 ratings · 8,382 reviews · 33 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Yacoubian Building by Alaa Al Aswany, Humphrey T. Davies (Translator) 3.72 avg rating — 23,901 ratings — published 2002 — 118 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	شيكاجو 3.43 avg rating — 22,897 ratings — published 2007 — 71 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	نادي السيارات by Alaa Al Aswany, علاء الأسواني 3.50 avg rating — 14,720 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	نيران صديقة by Alaa Al Aswany, علاء الأسواني 3.27 avg rating — 7,175 ratings — published 2004	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	جمهورية كأن by Alaa Al Aswany, علاء الأسواني 3.90 avg rating — 4,910 ratings — published 2018	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	الأشجار تمشي في الاسكندرية by Alaa Al Aswany, علاء الأسواني 4.09 avg rating — 1,173 ratings — published 2024 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	لماذا لا يثور المصريون؟ by Alaa Al Aswany, علاء الأسواني 3.78 avg rating — 1,056 ratings — published 2010 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	هل نستحق الديمقراطية؟ by Alaa Al Aswany, علاء الأسواني 3.67 avg rating — 742 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	هل أخطأت الثورة المصرية؟ by Alaa Al Aswany, علاء الأسواني 3.61 avg rating — 452 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	مصر على دكة الاحتياطي by Alaa Al Aswany, علاء الأسواني 3.75 avg rating — 378 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“If you can't find good in your own country, you won't find it anywhere else.”
― Alaa Al Aswany, The Yacoubian Building

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“The concept of the benevolent dictator, just like the concepts of the noble thief or the honest whore, is no more than a meaningless fantasy.”
― Alaa Al Aswany, On the State of Egypt: A Novelist's Provocative Reflections

tags: dictator, dictatorship

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“Illiteracy does not impede the practice of democracy, as witnessed by the success of democracy in India despite the high illiteracy rate. One doesn't need a university diploma to realize that the ruler is oppressive and corrupt. On the other hand, to eradicate illiteracy requires that we elect a fair and efficient political regime.”
― Alaa Al Aswany, شيكاجو

tags: democracy, illiteracy

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Which book from / about the Middle East (or, Western Asia) would you like to read to read in June for the ATW project?

The Arabian Nights

7 votes, 41.2%

My Name is Red by Orhan Pamuk

6 votes, 35.3%

The Blind Owl by Sadegh Hedayat

2 votes, 11.8%

The Yacoubian Building by Alaa Al Aswany

1 vote, 5.9%

In the Eye of the Sun by Ahdaf Soueif

1 vote, 5.9%

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