![A map of Palestine and other posters are on sale at Cairo's historic al-Azbakeya book market at downtown in Cairo on 16 January 2019 [Mohamed El-Shahed/AFP/Getty Images]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/19-01-22-cairo-book-marketGettyImages-1083398860-.jpg?w=610&h=407&ssl=1 "EGYPT-LITERATURE")
A map of Palestine and other posters are on sale at Cairo’s historic al-Azbakeya book market at downtown in Cairo on 16 January 2019 [Mohamed El-Shahed/AFP/Getty Images]
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A man delivers a bundle of books to Cairo’s historic al-Azbakeya book market at downtown in Cairo on 16 January 2019 [Mohamed El-Shahed/AFP/Getty Images]
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A man delivers a bundle of books to Cairo’s historic al-Azbakeya book market at downtown in Cairo on 16 January 2019 [Mohamed El-Shahed/AFP/Getty Images]
![A woman speaks on her mobile phone as she chooses a selection of books at Cairo's historic al-Azbakeya book market at downtown in Cairo on 16 January 2019 [Mohamed El-Shahed/AFP/Getty Images]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/19-01-22-cairo-book-marketGettyImages-1083374806-.jpg?w=226&h=151&ssl=1 "EGYPT-LITERATURE")
A woman speaks on her mobile phone as she chooses a selection of books at Cairo’s historic al-Azbakeya book market at downtown in Cairo on 16 January 2019 [Mohamed El-Shahed/AFP/Getty Images]
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Sellers wait for customers at Cairo’s historic al-Azbakeya book market at downtown in Cairo on 16 January 2019 [Mohamed El-Shahed/AFP/Getty Images]
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A man visits Cairo’s historic al-Azbakeya book market at downtown in Cairo on 16 January 2019 [Mohamed El-Shahed/AFP/Getty Images]
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A woman walks through Cairo’s historic al-Azbakeya book market at downtown in Cairo on 16 January 2019 [Mohamed El-Shahed/AFP/Getty Images]
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