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Word: reading (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Student love to read him because it gives them an insider's view on what was going on in Egypt at that time," Mahdi said...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Egyptian Novelist Awarded Nobel Prize | 10/14/1988 | See Source »

...restaurant opening into a benefit is quite a clever thing to do. It's a fantastic PR stunt. It's sure to be praised in every review as a generous act, giving the place a good name. And it also draws attention away from the food. People who read about the First Street Cafe will be eager to try it for its social conscience alone. After all, the restaurant's good intentions with regard to charity probably apply to the food, as well...

Author: By Ross G. Forman, | Title: East Cambridge Toodle-Oo | 10/14/1988 | See Source »

Mahfouz's 1959 work "Children of Gebelawi"--singled out by the Nobel Prize committee for special praise--was banned in Egypt because religious authorities found analogies between characters in the book and prophets disrespecful, Mahdi said. The book was widely read in other Muslim countries...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Egyptian Novelist Awarded Nobel Prize | 10/14/1988 | See Source »

...style is simple but cannot be imitated. It is easy to read, and flowing and very eloquent," said Bishai. "Once you get started you have to finish...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Egyptian Novelist Awarded Nobel Prize | 10/14/1988 | See Source »

...asked the bartender for an application; shedisentangled herself from some admiring yuppiecustomers and wandered off to the back. Squeezedin by a couple who were debating whether or notthe brick wall was real, I read the brass plaqueson the bar. For five bucks, which goes to theGlobe Santa Fund, you can put your own three-inchbar plaque next to others with messages like "RickAstley is the Anti-Christ," "Ghosts, I hear yourlaugh in my head" and "Lulu is a bitch...

Author: By John P. Thompson, | Title: Situations Wanted | 10/13/1988 | See Source »

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