A famous Egyptian writer offered her library for sale, then withdrew.. What is the secret?
Dubai – Al Arabiya.net
Posted on: August 17, 2023: 01:28 PM GST Last updated: August 17, 2023: 01:57 PM GST
The Egyptian writer, Safinaz Kazem, ignited a controversy in the country after offering her library for sale for one million pounds, as she wrote on her personal Facebook page: “For those who appreciate and care, my entire library is for sale for one million pounds.”
However, she retracted that same day, and wrote another post on Facebook saying: “Update… Nawara my daughter is upset about my offer to sell my library, so I withdrew it,” according to local media.
Many questions
The author’s announcement of her desire to sell her library and her retreat raised many questions among social media activists.
Some of them attributed her desire to sell her library to several reasons, including depression or to earn some money to live, while others published her rare photos with her daughter Nawara and the poet Ahmed Fouad Negm.
While Safinaz commented, confirming that she made her decision with full awareness and will and in the interest of any heritage, cultural and research entity that knows how to examine, arrange and benefit from the library’s holdings, expressing her unwillingness to make any effort to promote and highlight the contents of her library.
About her
It is noteworthy that the writer and writer was born in Alexandria on August 17, 1937, at the age of 86. She is the daughter of Mohammad Kazem Isfahani, a Persian and Arab-Iranian calligraphy artist.
She obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Cairo University in 1959, then traveled to America in 1960, and obtained a master’s degree in theatrical criticism from New York University in June 1966, then returned to Egypt in the same year.
She joined the “Akhbar Al-Youm” institution as a journalist in November 1955. At the time, she was a student at the Faculty of Arts, Journalism Department, Cairo University. She worked in the research department, “Akher Sa’a” magazine, and “Al-Jeel Al-Jadeed” magazine. Then she moved to “Dar Al-Hilal” Foundation and worked for “Al-Musawwar” magazine, “Al-Hilal” and “Al-Kawakeb” magazines.
She married the colloquial poet Ahmed Fouad Negm on August 24, 1972, and they had their only daughter, who was born during the October 1973 war, then they divorced in July 1976.
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