Mohamed Shoair is an Egyptian critic and journalist, and managing editor of the literary magazine Akhbar al-adab. Born in 1974, he studied English literature at South Valley Univer...view moreMohamed Shoair is an Egyptian critic and journalist, and managing editor of the literary magazine Akhbar al-adab. Born in 1974, he studied English literature at South Valley University in Qena, Egypt. He is the winner of numerous awards, including the Dubai Prize for Journalism. Naguib Mahfouz, the Story of the Banned Novel won the Sawiris Prize for Literary Criticism and was longlisted for the Sheikh Zayed Book Award.view less