Abdo Gobair is taking it easy. He can afford to: he has already corrected one set of proofs of his new novel, and is waiting for the next, hopefully final set to be ready. “The Other Lake" represents a departure for him: it is the first fiction he (...)
Zad el-Mosafer is worth more than the treasures of Qaroun, writes Frederick Bowie
Abdo Gobair is taking it easy. He can afford to: he has already corrected one set of proofs of his new novel, and is waiting for the next, hopefully final set to be (...)
Despite its wonderful location, Abu Simbel town has failed to make it as a tourist resort. Frederick Bowie asks why and reviews accommodation options
Abu Simbel town has seen it all. First came the High Dam, which drowned its hinterland, and forced (...)
Writers and thinkers from around the world gathered in London last week to pay tribute to the late . Frederick Bowie reflects on the legacy of a man who offered the Arab world a new perspective on itself
In 1997, I was indirectly responsible for (...)
As the Belgian case against Sharon collapses, Frederick Bowie, in Brussels, goes in search of international justice
On 26 June, a Belgian appeal court dismissed the civil suit brought by survivors of the 1982 Sabra and Shatilla massacres against (...)