BULAQ | بولاق

Bad Parents

We’re back! And ready to talk about two poets who have moved into prose: the Egyptian Iman Mersal...

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We’re back! And ready to talk about two poets who have moved into prose: the Egyptian Iman Mersal and the Palestinian Mazen Maarouf, who have written books that explore the bonds between children and parents, among other things. We also talk about the Cairo book fair’s recent make-over, and about the vibrant but struggling cultural scene in Casablanca. 

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