Alaa Al Aswany Writer

Alaa Al-Aswany (Arabic: علاء الأسواني‎, IPA: [ʕæˈlæːʔ elɑsˈwɑːni]; born 26 May 1957) is an Egyptian writer, and a founding member of the political movement Kefaya.

Personal facts

Alaa Al Aswany
Birth dateMay 26, 1957
Nationality
Egypt
Ethnicity
Egyptians
Citizenship
Egypt
Education
University of Illinois at Chicago
Cairo University

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Writer

language
Arabic language
notable work
The Yacoubian Building

Topical connections

Ahmed AlaidyWriter
Ahmed Khaled TawfikWriter
Ayman NourPolitician
Ahmed Hassan SaidPolitician
Fathi HassanArtist

Alaa Al Aswany on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://alaaalaswany.maktoobblog.com
  2. http://ambassadors.net/archives/issue26/review.htm
  3. http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/arts/2009/03/000000_worldbookclub.shtml
  4. http://www.dailystaregypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=157
  5. http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2012/01/16/writing-the-revolution
  6. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97897234
  7. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/27/magazine/27aswany-t.html?ref=magazine
  8. http://www.rissc.jo
  9. http://www.theinterviewonline.co.uk/library/books/alaa-al-aswany-interview.aspx
  10. http://www.yada-yada.co.uk/podcasts/ReedExhibitions/LBF/flash/AlaaPEN.html