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M.D. Missaiel (aka Martin Missaiel, aka Mina Yehia Danial Missaiel) is an indie author, with a background in art and architecture. He was born in Egypt, grew up in Chicago, and based in the metro DC area. He focuses on arts, classics, history, and activism, all of which come together in his debut novel The Alternative History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire .

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Last week, an Egyptian-made historical TV series titled "El Malek" (or "The King" in Arabic) was scheduled to air on Egyptian television among a slew of other highly anticipated new shows that usually debut every year in the Ramadan season. "The King" follows the ancient Egyptians' revolt against the foreign Hyksos colonizers, and the title character is Egyptian King Ahmose I who triumphantly repe

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Dispute Between a Man and His Ba

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Meditations

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The Sun Also Rises

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