Letter to My Mentee (October 26, 2023)
“This,” I say to my daughter, choking up, “is civilization. Not banking, not technology. Not weaponry that kills without a fight. This,” I go on, seeing her face pale, “is what it means to be civilized.”
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Youssef Rakha
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Youssef Rakha is an Egyptian novelist, poet and essayist who writes in both Arabic and English, thinking about Egypt, Arabs and Islam. His first novel to be written in English, The Dissenters, is forthcoming with Graywolf Press in 2025. He lives with his family in Cairo.