Impossible admissions
A new round of the book fair has Samir Sarhan almost at the end of his tether, find Youssef Rakha. But what does the seasoned publisher have to say?

Book Fair Programme

In progress: Job hunting
Angiolamaria Conti Guglia first arrived in Cairo on a three-months scholarship to undertake a comparative study of European hand-made paper and papyrus in 2000...

Plain Talk
The Aswan International Sculpture symposium is with us once more...
By Mursi Saad El-Din

Descending the ivory tower
As the academic and cultural boycott of Israel gains momentum Amina Elbendary meets Mona Baker, one supporter whose position has excited vitriolic attacks

Briefs
Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz, 91, was hospitalised last week after succumbing to a bout of influenza..