Ahmed Naji

Novelist and Writer.
Born in Mansoura, Egypt 1985 and currently living in the USA. Author of Rogers (2007), Using Life (2014), Tigers for my room (2019), Happy Endings (2023), Rotten Evidence which was written in prison (2020).
https://ahmednaji.net/

Latest stories

Abdelaty not jailed for quacking like a duck

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Abdelaty’s imprisonment reveals how fear—not morality—drives state censorship, silencing expression and pushing creators into exile.

Ahmed Naji_ 3-12-2025

Abdelaty not jailed for quacking like a duck

From dates to oil, the Arab project of slavery

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From the slave trade in dates and pearls to oil and the kafala system, the Gulf’s legacy of exploitation reveals a modern model of feudal power.

Ahmed Naji_ 10-9-2025

From dates to oil, the Arab project of slavery