{"id":562,"date":"2008-05-06T03:31:00","date_gmt":"2008-05-06T11:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pierrejoris.com\/blog\/?p=562"},"modified":"2008-05-06T03:31:00","modified_gmt":"2008-05-06T11:31:00","slug":"first-egyptian-graphic-novel-confiscated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pierrejoris.com\/blog\/first-egyptian-graphic-novel-confiscated\/","title":{"rendered":"First Egyptian Graphic Novel Confiscated"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a>Here an extract from an article in the current Al-Ahram Weekly <\/span>on censorship of the arts \u2014 this time in relation to the first Egyptian graphic novel. You can read the full article here<\/a>. And you can read the opening chapter of the book in an English translation here<\/a> \u2014 remember that you need to read the strips from right to left.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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The Metro we missed<\/span><\/h1>\n
The first Egyptian graphic novel, The Metro, was confiscated by the authorities last week a few months after its publication, writes Rania Khallaf <\/div>\n
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Nasser’s metro station as depicted by the novel, with the slogan ‘Sufficiency and Justice’ promoting it <\/p>\n
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Magdy El-Shafie, author and cartoonist of The Metro<\/i>, widely regarded as the first Egyptian graphic novel, last week received a summons to appear before the state prosecution service following the confiscation of his novel from the publisher, Malameh. Mohammed El-Sharqawy, head of Malameh, also received a summons, this time following 15 days spent in prison as a result of his participation in the 6 April strikes. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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