Sharif S Elmusa

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Sharif S Elmusa

The West’s debt to Greece, and the rest

The political drama of Greece’s debt — which has only entered a new chapter with the latest deal

24 July 2015

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Sharing the Nile waters according to needs

There may not be enough water for everybody to get all they want from the Nile’s waters, but sharing

30 August 2014

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To act or not to act like a state

Scrolling through pictures on the Internet the other day in the middle of Israel’s bombardment of Gaza,

19 August 2014

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Poetry in the face of history: Keep counting

Sharif S Elmusa | In Émile Zola’s novel La Fortune des Rougon, first in a 20-volume epic titled Les Rougon-Macquart,

17 December 2023

Poem: Only Flogged

Sharif S Elmusa | For Ashraf Fayadh, a Palestinian poet sentenced in Saudi Arabia.

6 May 2016

Poem: The Little Prince and the Air Force Pilot

Sharif S Elmusa | “You should have seen the imploded children you have killed in your last air raid,” said the little

21 July 2014

Cairo poems: Happiest Times

Sharif S Elmusa | Transposition (From “The autobiography of Sidi al-Shaarani”) Merchants gifted me

16 July 2014

Cairo poems: The Riddle of the Sphinx

Sharif S Elmusa | So much good has happened since the Sphinx fell silent. The longer he keeps his mouth closed

8 July 2014

Cairo poems: Mobile Mosque

Sharif S Elmusa | The metro in Ramadan is a mobile mosque. The dry lips recite verses from plastic-covered Qurans.

2 July 2014

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