Nov 3, 2020 | Current News
Upper Egypt or the Sa’id lies in the Southern part of the country. The town of Assuit and the village of Beni Harem cling along the Nile in Upper Egypt, as mentioned in my book Roots & Branches. In Upper Egypt, the Nile valley is very narrow. Life exists...
Sep 17, 2020 | Current News
In this series I’ll introduce the main characters of the hugely popular podcast “Making the Cut” makingthecutpodcast.com. These characters come to life in my book Roots & Branches soon to be available on Amazon. Abdel Aziz was born in 1905 in an...
Jul 7, 2017 | Book Reviews
Two early books by a most intriguing and lyrical author, Amitav Ghosh: In an Antique Land (Penguin, 2009) is a spellbinding narrative that combines historical research with personal observations of skeptics and holy men, merchants and sorcerers. It transcends genres...