Rowayat

A Literary Journal Emerging From Egypt

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During these pressing times, we’ve chosen faith as the theme, for our next issue, which will be published February 2023. faith in a dream faith in humanity, faith in each other, faith that tomorrow is a better day because you are here because we read your words because your art matters we want to read your stories share your creativity celebrate how you have survived, struggled and continue to resist all of the interlocking oppressions We also want to honour your grit, joys and laughter too. Yalla Submit now! https://www.instagram.com/p/ClFe5NPLXx_/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Don’t miss the launch of this beautiful picture book by @kimmihamdy illustrated by @alyelziny at @diwan_bookstore this Saturday November 19th at 6pm at Diwan Heliopolis https://fb.me/e/3C5yWtfjX (at Diwan Book Store) https://www.instagram.com/p/ClEiuIoJS7y/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Happening now @kotobkhan the book launch of @fatimaelkalay “dessert for three” https://www.amazon.com/Dessert-Three-Collection-Fatima-Elkalay/dp/1739588207/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3TROSFSNUB7GY&keywords=fatima+elkalay&qid=1665839323&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIwLjk5IiwicXNhIjoiMC4wMCIsInFzcCI6IjAuMDAifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=%2Caps%2C97&sr=8-2 (at Kotob Khan كتب خان) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjvEzPerF0k/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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The AUC’s Literature Club is proud to announce its first events for Fall 2021! Prepare yourself to meet a brilliant writer and AUC Alumna, Samaa Ayman! She is a part of our powerful Alumni successes that represent the AUC in the best literary form. She graduated from AUC, ECLT 2012, and from the University of Manchester in 2013. Samaa Ayman is a writer for Rowayat Publishing House. She is a freelance writer and a successful graduate based in Egypt. If you would like to know Samaa's story with writing make sure to attend the session held on Monday, 23rd at 6pm. Make sure not to miss out on the fabulous story of Samaa! Zoom ID: 985 8340 0356 https://aucegypt.zoom.us/j/98583400356 (at Online) https://www.instagram.com/p/CS0-g3iM9kf/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Don’t miss the launch of Baheya Zeitoun’s novel “Toxic Relief” at @diwan_bookstore Maadi Wednesday August 11th at 7pm. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1838369902/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1628158030&sr=8-1 (at المعادي Maadi) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSMGmyZMr_v/?utm_medium=tumblr

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My Writing Time is Sacred, but Please Don’t Ask Me What I Did All Day

My Writing Time is Sacred, but Please Don’t Ask Me What I Did All Day

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How to write a magazine pitch

How to write a magazine pitch

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Writer's Journal 8 "Cultural Identity"

Writer’s Journal 8 “Cultural Identity”

Writing for no more and no less than 3 minutes in response to each question:

– How does your outward appearance (i.e. clothing, makeup, hairstyle, accessories, etc.) reflect your cultural identity? 

As an Egyptian woman, we love to wear jewellery, real gold and silver. Women of all socio-economic classes save their money by buying more gold, instead of putting money in the bank. The more bangles…

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Writer's Journal 5 "Rhetoric"

Writer’s Journal 5 “Rhetoric”

Rhetoric is how people communicate with each other. This can be daily mundane conversations, professional emails, eloquent rehearsed speeches, or finely-tuned published writing. Depending on the circumstance, language is manipulated to the level of formality and purpose. The content will depend on our knowledge. Yet with each level, the stakes become higher and demand more research,…

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Writer's Journal 4 "Collaboration"

Writer’s Journal 4 “Collaboration”

Collaborative writing is exciting because thinking with others and sharing thoughts, experiences and ideas will only add value, and enrich a writing project. It’s a nice change from the solitary tasks of writing where writers are faced with their individual judgment to determine the quality and perspective of the piece. However, with collaboration, someone can contribute with editing, innovative…

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Writer's Journal 3 "Reflection"

Writer’s Journal 3 “Reflection”

Reflection is important because it gives you distance to evaluate your work from a more objective point of view. After leaving my writing aside for a couple of days, I can more easily spot errors and ways that my project can be improved.

When approaching a writing project, I first think of questions I have about the subject, why it interests me and what’s my purpose in writing about it. After…

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Edx-ASU-GFA ENG101 E-Portfolio

I will be using my blog to document my progress in the Edx Arizona State University Global Freshman Academy.  It will be  where I publish my ENG101 E-Portfolio.

I’m not a freshman, far from it, my youngest son is starting his freshman year this September. I am, however, a lifetime learner. I love taking online classes because they grant me the possibility to replenish and feed my education like a…

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May Ziade (1886-1941) was a Lebanese-Palestinian poet and translator, seen as a “pioneer of Oriental feminism”. She was a prolific writer and an important figure in the cultural renaissance of the Arab world at the beginning of the 20th century.

She was an accomplished polyglot, completely bilingual in Arabic and French, and knew several other languages including English, Italian, German and Spanish. She was a strong proponent of women’s rights and gender equality, and at one point was even admitted to a psychiatric hospital for expressing feminist views. During the 1920s and 30s she hosted the most famous literary salon of the Arab world in Cairo.

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“Generation after generation, I create myself. It is never easy. Long nights I waited, lost in myself, considering the stars. I wage a battle against darkness, against my own ignorance, my resistance to change, my sentimental love for my own folly.”

— Egyptian Book of the Dead

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“Female rulers are a rare phenomenon–but thousands of years ago in ancient Egypt, women reigned supreme. Regularly, repeatedly, and with impunity, queens like Hatshepsut, Nefertiti, and Cleopatra controlled the totalitarian state as power-brokers and rulers. But throughout human history, women in positions of power were more often used as political pawns in a male-dominated society. What was so special about ancient Egypt that provided women this kind of access to the highest political office? What was it about these women that allowed them to transcend patriarchal obstacles? What did Egypt gain from its liberal reliance on female leadership, and could today’s world learn from its example?”

―  When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt, by Kara Cooney

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“I return to the rhythm of water, to the dark song I was in my mother’s belly.”

— from Awakening Osiris: The Egyptian Book of the Dead (trans. Normandi Ellis)