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.
(Source: dynamicafrica, via npr)
so moving! his ‘zaabalawi’ remains one of my favorite short stories :3
i LOVE naguib mahfouz. his work is problematic but his writing is so tangible, it’s beautiful.
“The Wedding Song”...yummy short story and really opened my eyes