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A statue of Egyptian Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz, with one of his eyes bandaged, is seen in Cairo, Egypt, on Dec. 8, 2011.

The bandaged eye is a reference to the eye wounds many protesters sustained in clashes with security forces at the end of November.

Ph: Khaled Elfiqi / EPA

(Source: dynamicafrica, via npr)

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   so moving! his ‘zaabalawi’ remains one of my favorite short stories :3

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    i LOVE naguib mahfouz. his work is problematic but his writing is so tangible, it’s beautiful.

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    “The Wedding Song”...yummy short story and really opened my eyes

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