Ahmed Al-Aidi is an Egyptian novelist, screenwriter, director, and short story writer. He has participated in international writing workshops at the University of Iowa and the University of Hong Kong, written for publications including The Washington Post, and his most recent documentary has been shown on the Netflix MENA platform. His first novel, “To Be Abbas the Slave,” has been translated into seven languages.

Ahmed Alaidy
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Ahmed Al-Aidi is an Egyptian novelist, screenwriter, director, and short story writer. He has participated in international writing workshops at the University of Iowa and the University of Hong Kong, written for publications including The Washington Post, and his most recent doc…
