Prominent Egyptian Novelist Dr. Ahmed Khaled Tawfiq dies at 55

Innā lillāhi wa innā ʿilayhi rājiʿūn. Indeed, to Allāh we belong, and to Him we are returning. It was with great shock that many in the Arab World received the news of the passing of Dr. Ahmed Khaled Tawfiq; a great Egyptian novelist considered the most influential Arab author in this era. Dr. Ahmed was a medical doctor before deciding to enter the writing scene - his most famous work is the pocket series ‘Mā Warā al-Tabī'ah' (What is behind the ordinaries). What attracted audiences, and the younger Arab demographic in particular, was the distinct style of Dr. Ahmed, his…