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- Sorry, No Pharaohs Here: A Review of Um MimiAll characters, events, places, and language in this novel do not exist in our reality. Our reality is—as you know—too lofty, pure, and beautiful to have such characters, events, places, and language. Just saying. —Belal Fadl, The Completely True Tales… Read more: Sorry, No Pharaohs Here: A Review of Um Mimi
- Asymptote’s December 2025 Book Club Selection: The Completely True Tales of Um Mimi and Sharawi the Adulterer by Belal FadlUpon the premiere of Youssef Chahine’s Cairo at Cannes, the Egyptian critics in attendance resented its unflinching portrayal of the city’s poverty and density, claiming it as a derogatory and inciting the film’s eventual ban. In The Completely True Tales of Um Mimi… Read more: Asymptote’s December 2025 Book Club Selection: The Completely True Tales of Um Mimi and Sharawi the Adulterer by Belal Fadl
- The Completely True Tales of Um Mimi and Sharawi the AdultererOn the way to Um Mimi!Whenever I tell my story, I say that what led me to live with Um Mimi were two Polish breasts with unparalleled nipples. I saw them in an R-rated movie on a winter’s night that… Read more: The Completely True Tales of Um Mimi and Sharawi the Adulterer
