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Egyptian Religion Author: Khazal Al-Majidi     Despite the abundance of books discussing Egyptian religion and its details, the distinction of this book lies in its unprecedented classification of the eight main and secondary components of religion within Egyptian religion. Each component occupies an...

The Castle   Author: Franz Kafka‎ A land surveyor is sent by an unknown person for an unknown purpose to the Castle. The Castle itself is an unknown place. It is not clear what he is supposed to accomplish there. The novel follows his...

prehistoric civilizations Author: Khazal Al-Majidi Human history is divided into two main phases: prehistory, which constitutes 98% of human history, and the historical era, which occupies 2% of human history. There is no doubt that this vast gap between the two phases in terms...

How do we edit novels? ‎ Author's name: Alaa Farghali Here, we will attempt to decipher this complex process, perhaps offering valuable content for writers and editors to revisit their novels with a comprehensive, analytical perspective capable of identifying weaknesses, awkwardness, shortcomings, ambiguities, and...

From the eye to the heart Author's name: Tasneem Al-Habib There he was, Amjad scanning the small spaces with his eyes, finding no trace of the house's inhabitants. The search was complete, and the lamp began to tremble in his hand. A feeling of...

heart scales Author's name: Faiq Hussein I come from the heart of the desert. I come laden with my shadow and my spells, With my mirrors and my masks. I wrap myself in gray. I expose my face to sea salt And to the...

Stone sky Author's name: N. K. Jemessen This was no metaphor, Esson, no exaggeration. I have seen the world burn. Do not speak to me of innocent witnesses, of those who did not deserve to suffer, of the cruelty of revenge. When a commune...

Years of street fighting Author: Tariq Ali These days, I'm often asked by various people whether I have any regrets about the 1960s, and some even politely inquire whether I'd prefer to forget everything that happened and focus solely on the present. It's a...

I became a shadow Author's name: Bushra Al-Shammari Your voice fails you, you choke on words. She is unable to swallow it or spit it out. It rattles within him, through a lifetime's journey. She is searching for the many synonyms for silence. On...

I hate indifferent people ‎ Author's name: Antonio Gramsci When we reread Gramsci’s short essays today, written in a turbulent moment between 1916 and 1918, we do not return to them as relics of a past struggle, but as arduous attempts to think within...

The day the sun died Author's name: Jan Lianke After these cries, the ball of fire that was my father stopped advancing. It stopped for a moment; a moment equal to my father's entire life. Then it rose again, climbing over that small rise...

My brother and my land, a story from Palestine Author: Sami Hormuz, Sirin Sawalha The book "My Brother and My Land: A Tale from Palestine" powerfully challenges all attempts to marginalize Palestinians and reduce them to the role of helpless victims. This personal account...

God, the universe, and man Author: Firas Al-Sawah This book contains, in its introduction, my answers to questions I have often been asked in newspaper, radio, and television interviews, such as: Why did you choose to write about mythology and religion? Or, Why don't...

Myth and meaning Author: Firas Al-Sawah This book addresses a number of sensitive topics, addressed by the author using his usual rigorous and disciplined scientific inductive approach. These include: the function of myth and its role in individual and collective life; meaning, myth, and...

Introduction to the Texts of the Ancient East Author: Firas Al-Sawah This book aims to introduce the most important literary texts of ancient Eastern cultures, including myths, epics, proverbs, hymns, prayers, and other works. The author has expanded upon these texts with a number...

The Riddle of Ishtar Author: Firas Al-Sawah The mystery of Ishtar is not limited to the multiplicity of names and the diversity of manifestations, but extends to everything related to her, from characteristics, functions, rituals, myths, and hymns. Perhaps the Babylonian mystery of Ishtar...

History of Jerusalem Author: Firas Al-Sawah “My treatment of the history of ancient Palestine in this book takes Jerusalem as a starting and ending point, and as the axis around which the entire research revolves. This is in an attempt to remove the veil...

The famous maid Author's name: Cervantes This novel is based on a sentimental tale and a kind of novelistic tradition known at the time, which searched for a noble origin within the poor, shabby soul, with no trace of it except in a buried...

Swiss Summer   Author: Inaam Kachachi   We stretched with the light on. Then with the light off. You laugh in the darkness, and I whisper that the victim is in the arms of her executioner. We left behind the sickly terms and focused...

Honor to try Our Little Battles Against Censorship Author's name: Buthaina Al-Essa I recently turned forty, and I have, in spite of myself, become one of those who look back more than they look forward. With this frequent looking back, I have begun to...