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The Greats of This World and the Greats of the Hereafter Author: Mustafa Mahmoud   The book begins with a poetic play with a Sufi sensibility, inspired by the literature of the Sufi master Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi. It then moves on to describe the...

The Spider Author: Mostafa Mahmoud   One of the oldest Arabic science fiction novels, Mostafa Mahmoud left an indelible mark on this genre. A mark that combined his extravagant imagination, smooth style, and deep Sufi philosophical background. It was not difficult for him to...

The Impossible Author: Mostafa Mahmoud In this book, Dr. Mostafa Mahmoud discusses the concept of the impossible through a series of profound questions that occupy the human mind. He questions the boundaries between the possible and the impossible, and in its chapters, he poses...

The Password Author: Mustafa Mahmoud Dr. Mustafa Mahmoud remains a unique phenomenon that combined literature, medicine, philosophy, and thought. His intellectual works, television series, debates, and discussions continue to spark controversy, invigorating and stimulating intellectual life. Dr. Mustafa Mahmoud remains a value, a role...

The Torah Author: Mustafa Mahmoud The book delves into the historical circumstances surrounding the creation of the Torah, as well as the transformations it underwent during its various alterations throughout the ages. It raises existential and intellectual questions about the Jewish holy book (the...

What Lies Beyond the Gate of Death Author: Mostafa Mahmoud The yellow books that speak of the torment of the grave, narrating details, scenes, and stories of what transpires inside the grave, about the two angels Nakir and Nakeer, what they say to the...

Israel: The Beginning and the End Author: Mustafa Mahmoud   Israel acts as if it is dealing with zeros and expands as if it is frolicking in a vacuum. This collective absence of an Arab stance will have dire consequences, and scattered, individual Arab...

Islam in the Trenches Author: Mustafa Mahmoud People understand religion as a set of commands and prohibitions, rules of punishment, and boundaries of lawful and unlawful, all of which are worldly matters. But religion is something else, deeper, more comprehensive, and further-reaching. In its...

The Devil Rules Author: Mustafa Mahmoud A philosophical and critical book by Dr. Mustafa Mahmoud, in which he provides a deep analysis of the human condition and how the devil can control our lives through instincts and material temptations that distract people from spirituality...

The Perplexing Question Author: Mustafa Mahmoud I asked myself about the happiest moment I had ever lived...? A long reel of scenes flashed through my mind... The moment I saw my first story published, the moment I graduated from medical school, the moment I...

The Devil Preaches Author Name: Naguib Mahfouz   One of Mahfouz's most famous short story collections, and the most diverse among political and social criticism and profound philosophical questioning. Mahfouz was influenced in writing it by the deterioration witnessed by Egyptian society as a...

God's World Author: Naguib Mahfouz   Considered by many to be Mahfouz's most important collection of short stories, it gathers fourteen tales that largely revolve around the essence of life and death. It raises many questions that occupied Mahfouz throughout his life, such as...

Under the Umbrella Author: Naguib Mahfouz   "Then many construction workers arrived, followed by lorries laden with stones, cement, and construction tools. With astonishing speed, they built a magnificent tomb, and nearby, they erected a large bed from stones, covered it with sheets, and...

Dreams of Convalescence Author: Naguib Mahfouz   A unique book in its subject and style, with which Naguib Mahfouz concluded his creative journey by writing texts depicting fragments and specters of his dreams during the convalescence period following his stabbing by extremists, adding to...

The Day the Leader Was Killed Author: Naguib Mahfouz   "At first, we were stunned. It's certainty. Oh, the astonishment! The man is finished?.. Who would have imagined? Why do we sometimes believe that impossibility exists? Why do we imagine that there is no...

Kashtamer Author: Naguib Mahfouz   In this novel, named after the "Kashtamer" café in Abbaseya, Naguib Mahfouz tells the story of the relationship between five friends from the neighborhood. Two are from Eastern Abbaseya, where the wealthy of the past lived in mansions, and...

Tales from Our Alley Author: Naguib Mahfouz   A unique novel in its structure, composed of many tales that initially appear to be self-contained narrative units. However, as the pages turn, they coalesce to form a picture of the alley, or of the world...

The Mirrors Author: Naguib Mahfouz   An innovative and unprecedented novel in Arabic literature, presented as portraits of real characters whose lives intersect with Mahfouz's own, shedding light on the hidden aspects of their lives. For this reason, some critics categorize it as "gossip...

Akhenaten, Dweller in Truth Author: Naguib Mahfouz   Meri-Moon asks his father to facilitate his mission of researching the truth about Akhenaten (Amenhotep IV), one of the kings of the Eighteenth Dynasty, around whom opinions diverged between supporters and opponents of the religious revolution...

Mischief of the Fates Author: Naguib Mahfouz   This is the first novel in Mahfouz's historical trilogy, and also his first published novel overall. It revolves around King Khufu during the construction of the Great Pyramid. Khufu hears a prophecy from the magician Dedi...