Forty years after her death, Britain’s queen of crime fiction continues to haunt and inspire the Arab world.
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Why Egyptian novels are causing heart murmurs, eye tics and blood pressure problems.
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Many Iraqis evoke popular saying about the loss of non-human objects: ‘May the books be a sacrifice for the people.’
![Books rescued from Mosul at the Dominican Priory in Qaraqosh, Iraq, are displayed [AP]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/4947a64b2b114145be819c51b17c4fa8_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Why is Sudan’s government threatened by talks on post-modernism and Arabic poetry?
Excluding important Arab writers from the literary dialogue also punishes US readers.
![Jordanian British poet and novelist Amjad Nasser was prevented from boarding a US-bound flight [Peter Money]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20141059562861734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Why are gentleman-thieves and murder mysteries making a comeback in Arabic popular fiction?
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Hassan Blasim’s book received the UK’s foreign fiction prize but it has yet to be published in Arabic. How come?
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Omar Hazek has found himself at the centre of Egypt’s battles for free speech – from prison.
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Once a tiny minority in Arabic literature, science fiction, horror and thrillers are getting a boost.
A growing number of cookbooks have been translated into English, helping bring old foods to new palates.
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