Monday 06/Oct/2025 – 06:27 PM
The choice of the Jewish researcher Rafael Cohen, a member of the jury Naguib Mahfouz Introduction from the American University in Cairo, the controversy in the cultural milieu, where the intellectuals divided between exhibitions of the matter and its supporters.
The President of the Egyptian Writers Union: The intellectuals must boycott the Naguib Mahfouz Award in this case
For his part, Dr. Alaa Abdel -Hadi, head of the Egyptian Writers Union Syndicate, said: We differentiate between the Jewish person as a religion and the Zionist person, and we have nothing to do with religion and do not hold people accountable for their beliefs or religion, but we are talking about belonging to a fascist political system that kills innocent people and women and exterminates the people of Palestine for 77 years.
He continued in exclusive statements to Cairo 24: If it is proven that this person has dealt with the Zionist entity or calls for any invitation related to this fascist system, the union of the Egyptian Writers Union calls on Arab Egyptian and Arab intellectuals to boycott the American University and boycott the award.
Naguib Mahfouz’s daughter comments on the crisis
In a related context, Umm Kulthum, the daughter of the great writer Naguib Mahfouz, commented on the matter, saying in exclusive statements to Cairo 24: What is the opinion of this Zionist about what is happening in Gaza? Is it with the killing of civilians and children? There are protesters Jews, I do not defend but wonder.
And she continued: If his opinion is contrary to what is happening, then there is no objection to it, because, as Muslims, we respect the Jewish and Christian religion and deal with them.
