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days Part One and Two Author's name: Taha Hussein He was reassured that the world ended on his right with this canal, which was only a few steps away from him. Why not, since he could not see the width of this canal, and...

Ali and his sons The Great Tribulation Author's name: Taha Hussein In the face of these great matters, and in the heart of this dark and hateful strife, Ali found himself as the best man can find himself, true faith in God, sincere advice...

With Abu al-Alaa in His Prison Author: Taha Hussein This book is considered one of his deepest critical works, most contemplative and poetic, as it approaches the world of Abu al-Alaa al-Ma'arri not only as a poet and philosopher, but as a human being...

On Pre-Islamic Poetry   Author: Taha Hussein "On Pre-Islamic Poetry" by the great author Taha Hussein, on the centenary of its publication, examines pre-Islamic poetry through the eyes of a researcher and philosopher, employing Descartes' method of doubt and tools of scientific, historical, and...

Tree of Misery Author's name: Taha Hussein "Khalid's life was also a constant torment between his two daughters and his wife. Love, kindness, and compassion drove him towards them, while Satan diverted him from them with his various disguises and the evil he adorned...

The future of culture in Egypt Author's name: Taha Hussein Taha Hussein realized, after the signing of the British-Egyptian Treaty in 1936 AD The dream of external independence and internal sovereignty was drawing near, and it became his duty, as a writer and thinker...

The true promise Author's name: Taha Hussein In this remarkable book, the Dean of Arabic Literature, Dr. Taha Hussein, recounts the lives of six of the finest companions of the Prophet Muhammad, who were among the first to defend the faith of God: Bilal...

The two sheikhs Author's name: Taha Hussein Abu Bakr al-Siddiq and Umar ibn al-Khattab, the two founding companions and caliphs who presented two models of the Rightly Guided Caliphate, set a difficult example for those caliphs who followed them. The Dean of Arabic Literature,...

If the summer heat makes people seek idleness and laziness, spending their nights in entertainment and flocking to summer resorts, then winter, with its cold and gloom, is a season for work and postponed pleasures. The cycle of life continues from the frivolity of...

Shahrazad's Dreams The tales of "One Thousand and One Nights" transport us to imaginary worlds where logic and reason hold no sway. Instead, they champion myth and deepen its impact, drawing us away from the reality of the present, immersing us in their intricate...

Why "From There"? Because one who looks deep within themselves, into the depths of people, and into the world around them, needs from time to time to change their perspectives and directions. They need to set foot—or let their imagination—in new places, shake new...

Taha Hussein was certain that a mature literary taste, in order to form and clarify its features, required listening to different voices; voices from different times, in different languages, and from people of different cultural backgrounds. This contributes to opening the skies of perception,...

Modern Literature: Its Pros and Cons After World War I and following the Egyptian Revolution of 1919, various forms of freedom emerged that the Arab nation had not known since the end of its bygone eras of prosperity. The first to race to achieve...

Taha Hussein believed that ancient Greek civilization, with its great thinkers and artists, was the most important (perhaps even the sole) source of modern European civilization, from whose achievements all humanity has benefited. However, the process was not easy, as European thought underwent continuous...

Amidst life's tumultuous events, there are individuals whose readings become the main event; they live what they read, escaping the monotony of daily life into lives that know no temporal or spatial boundaries, as if they detach from reality and merge with it at...

The School of Spouses Taha Hussein believed that a writer has a reformist and enlightening role in addition to their cultural responsibility towards society. Therefore, he wrote many articles and books in which he called for reforming some aspects of our society and developing...

Taha Hussein had what could be considered his own cultural project, in which he sought to critically study the arts of ancient Arabic literature on solid scientific foundations, free from all preconceived biases, and characterized by its audacity in criticizing established norms. This led...

Critique and Reform The messages of literature and reform were not separate from each other. Rather, Taha Hussein embraced them both, sometimes in parallel and sometimes intersecting, giving them the attention they deserved, which is clearly evident in this book. Taha Hussein, the discerning...

From a distant time and place, Taha Hussein addressed the people of his era, and his words continue to echo to this day. The book before us portrays Egyptian reality in the 1920s and 1930s, depicted by the "Dean of Arabic Literature" through a...

From Our Contemporary Literature Between the old and the new, between authenticity and modernity, critics' eyes search and comparisons are made. Taha Hussein—the author and critic who delved into classical heritage books—did not fully immerse himself in the past to the extent that it...