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Publisher Ibrahim El Moallem looked back, in a conversation with Lamis El Hadidy, on more than 60 years in the culture and publishing industry. He stressed that freedom, freedom of expression, access to knowledge, and the protection of intellectual property rights are all foundations of creativity. He recounted encounters with such prominent figures as Naguib Mahfouz, Salah Abdel Sabour, Gamal Hamdan, Mohamed Hassanein Heikal, and Henry Kissinger. He also recalled Abdel Sabour’s resignation during the controversy over Israel’s participation in the Cairo International Book Fair, and his defense of an author’s right to decide whether their work should be published. El Moallem warned about piracy and declining book sales: the average print run has fallen from around 3,000 copies to 1,000—or even 500. He called for the publishing industry to be developed, and for Egypt’s cultural strength to be assessed and cultivated. He said that Shorouk has published more than 12,000 titles and distributed or sold between 60 and 80 million copies, adding that quality, variety, and respect for readers matter more than the numbers.
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