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hanaa abdel-fattah metwaly (1944–2012)
This special issue is dedicated to the memory of Professor Hanaa Abdel-Fattah, a prominent Egyptian theatre director, scholar, educator and translator, as well as an exemplary figure in the field of intra- and intercultural mediation. For an English-language obituary of Abdel-Fattah describing his career and contributions, see Nehad Selaiha, ‘Exit a Great Theatre Maker’, Al-Ahram Weekly, 25 October 2012, available online at http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2012/1120/cu221.htm