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Mohamed Fahmy memoir to be adapted for film

The Marriott Cell, journalist Mohamed Fahmy's upcoming memoir of his 400-day imprisonment in Egypt's Scorpion prison, will be developed into a feature film. Fahmy, an Al-Jazeera English bureau chief, and two of his colleagues – ... Read More »

February 3, 2016 | Filed under: Industry news

PEN International Congress 2015 highlights threats to freedom of speech in Canada

By Steven W. Beattie

Earlier this week, reports emerged that a trio of Iranian artists had been sentenced to a combined 26 1/2 years in prison, in part for the crime of "insulting sanctities" in the Islamic republic. According ... Read More »

October 15, 2015 | Filed under: Book culture

Random House Canada to publish The Marriott Cell by Mohamed Fahmy

By Sarah Kester

Random House Canada has announced it has acquired world rights to award-winning journalist Mohamed Fahmy's book, The Marriott Cell. It is slated for publication in fall 2015. The Marriot Cell tells the story of the Canadian-Egyptian journalist's ... Read More »

April 10, 2015 | Filed under: Deals

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