Biram Al-Tunsi and The Strive in Exile { Tribute Series}
Biram al-Tunsi is a literary pioneer celebrated for his contributions to Arabic literature and satire. His influence extended to many later literary figures, including the iconic Egyptian poet Fouad Negm. Born in Alexandria in 1893 to a Tunisian father and an Egyptian mother, he became renowned for his satirical poetry and political criticism written in Egyptian colloquial Arabic.
The Cinderella of Arab Cinema and Egyptian Intelligence Trap { Tribute Series}
During the 1960s, a dark episode unfolded when the Egyptian intelligence sought to recruit female Egyptian stars. Soad Hosny became the most famous figure to fall into this trap. She was set up with an officer from the intelligence services and later faced extortion.
What if everything we knew isn't true? What if the story being told is fabricated? What if the people who lived these lives didn’t truly understand what was happening to them? What if the versions of their stories we have are just a collection of lies others wanted us to believe? What if we’ve told their stories the wrong way? What if we will never really know what happened behind the scenes — their struggles, hopes, disappointments, or breaking points? And what if, even if they were here, they wouldn’t be able to explain it? Because it’s beyond their ability to express, and beyond our ability to fully comprehend.
Naguib Sorror : The political Conflict in Action {The Tribute Series}
The Egyptian street has always maintained a strong relationship with the arts—particularly with cinema, music, and theater. Egypt’s artistic scene is one of the oldest and richest in the region, with a history that exceeds 100 years.
Reading about Naguib Sorour's faith in the "Seventh Art" (cinema), I began to see how deeply Egyptians are connected to visual storytelling.
Enayat El Zayat : The Delicate and Typical Life {Tribute series}
Enayat al‑Zayyat often used her writing to express her sense of loneliness. I believe that loneliness is something many humans experience at some phase — perhaps even a universal feeling. She was described as delicate and emotionally sensitive — traits that can be strengths for great writers: the ability not to repress but to explore, and to not feel ashamed of sensitivity.Abdel Rahman El Gabarty :The Political Command Causality {Tribute Series
Mohamed Ali Pasha ultimately got what he wanted: the pen silenced. While his legacy is widely recognized for modernizing Egypt, few acknowledge the paranoia and authoritarianism that accompanied his leadership. His decisive rule was often inseparable from violence and suppression, and the case of Al-Gabarty—though under-discussed—is telling.
That the ruler feared the words of a historian more than swords or guns says much about the power of the written word. Words, it seems, are a formidable enemy—difficult to kill, harder to forget.
Perhaps this is the ultimate fear of tyrants: not just opposition, but memory.
May Zeyada : The Butterfly Of Literature {Tribute Series}
“ May Ziadeh’s story reminds us that emotional sensitivity is not weakness—it is a form of strength that births art, insight, and empathy. Her tragedy was not only personal but emblematic of a society unprepared to embrace emotional and intellectual women. She remains a symbol of feminine resilience and literary grace in the Arab world. “
Being Not Like The Good Ones {Tribute series - Prelude}
"These articles I present to the ones reading as a tribute to those once lived when life did not offer them its advantages in exchange to their qualities and merits. There will be reflections on the human experiences rather than the achievements and the influential side. These articles are written with pride and honour for those who lived with qualitative values not to piety their life but to dignify and commemorate their regarded suffer and journey in them. In times where good is naïve and values no matter what are overrated, it might be a reminder for some that if there will be a piety or sympathy, it will be on the predators and the ones who were once unjust and did not have decency."
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