Egypt continues its crackdown on authors, booksellers, and publishers
MobyLives has been covering Egypt’s depressingly long crackdown on intellectuals, writers, booksellers, and publishers for some time now, giving particular attention to the trials and tribulations of novelist Ahmed Naji. In… Read more »
Despite uncertainty, supporters rejoice at Ahmed Naji’s temporary release from prison
The fate of Ahmed Naji, the Egyptian writer jailed since last February for sexually explicit material in his novel, has taken a surprising and tentatively positive turn. As we last… Read more »
Support Ahmed Naji
As we’ve chronicled on MobyLives, for ten months now the Egyptian writer Ahmed Naji has languished in prison waiting to appeal a two-year sentence for publishing sexually explicit content in his novel The… Read more »
PEN commemorates the Day of the Imprisoned Writer
“I’m writing to tell you that even through the concrete walls of your prison, beyond the guards, the barbed wire, the locks and keys, we can still hear your voice.… Read more »
Land of the unfair-ohs: Happy birthday, Ahmed Naji
In recent months, we’ve been following the story of Ahmed Naji, a young novelist currently serving a two-year jail sentence in Egypt. His bloodcurdling crime? Publishing an excerpt from his novel The Use… Read more »
An update on Egyptian censorship: novelist languishes in prison, while president threatens online satirists
Since February, MobyLives has been following the alarming story of Ahmed Naji, the Egyptian author sentenced to two years in prison for sexually explicit content in his novel, The Use… Read more »
Writers join PEN America in protesting imprisonment of Egyptian novelist
Since we last wrote about Ahmed Naji, the Egyptian writer sentenced to two years in prison for explicit content in his novel The Use of Life, there has been an… Read more »
Egyptian author jailed over “explicit” content in his novel
Over the past few years, MobyLives has been reporting on increased government censorship and harassment of writers in Egypt. Now, the situation appears to be worsening, with alarming incidents following each… Read more »