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Youssef Rakha is a novelist and essayist who writes in both Arabic and English, thinking about Egypt, Arabs and Islam. He lives with his family in Cairo.
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THE DISSENTERS: A Novel (2025, Graywolf Press is.gd/u0eft7 & Peninsula Press is.gd/uycOKU). POSTMUSLIM: Essays (2026, Graywolf Press). Rep: Ayesha Pande. Insta: therakhahimself.