Writers and thinkers from around the world gathered in London last week to pay tribute to the late Edward Said. Frederick Bowie reflects on the legacy of a man who offered the Arab world a new perspective on itself

Amal Choucri Catta samples the delights of the Far East

On the last day of the fair Johannes Ebert, head of Goethe Institute in Cairo, tells Rania Gaafar about the German response to the Arab contribution, while Dina Ezzat gauges out Arab-German reactions

On his way to Frankfurt, American University in Cairo Press director Mark Linz spoke to Jennifer Evans about Arabic literature in translation

Rania Gaafar shares her Frankfurt Book Fair sketchpad

By Mona Anis

By Mursi Saad El-Din

Dubai International Film Festival