AUTHORS
Ahmed Ibrahim Al-Sharif
An Egyptian novelist, academic, and literary critic holding a PhD in Arabic Literature and Discourse Analysis, Ahmed Ibrahim Al-Sherif blends academic rigor with a profound, compassionate narrative voice. Deeply rooted in the culture of Upper Egypt, his fiction explores the existential struggles, joys, and tragedies of marginalized individuals. He is a double winner of the Sawiris Cultural Award, first in the Young Writers category for his debut novel The Season of Kibk (Mawsim Al-Kibk) in 2015, and later in the Senior Writers category (2024/2025) for his masterful flash-fiction collection A Ululation Fit for a Funeral (Zaghrouda Taliq Bi Janaza). His recent historical epic The Expedition (Al-Tajreeda, 2025) further showcases his ability to resurrect forgotten histories of popular resistance, confirming his status as a major literary force.
The Punitive Expedition: The Holy Uprising of Upper Egypt
BY TWO-TIME SAWIRIS CULTURAL AWARD WINNER AHMED IBRAHIM AL-SHARIF.
In 1865, during the reign of Khedive Ismail, a devastating military expedition (“Tajreeda”) is dispatched to the Upper Egyptian village of Qaw to brutally crush a local uprising. Sparked by a calculated provocation and fueled by state oppression, the peaceful agricultural community finds itself facing the ruler’s cannons in a desperate struggle for survival. Structured as a sweeping polyphonic epic, The Expedition gives voice to a chorus of marginalized villagers, rebel leaders, and church figures as their home is reduced to ash and their lives scattered. Fusing authentic historical documentation with intense psychological depth, Ahmed Ibrahim Al-Sharif delivers a fierce, masterfully crafted narrative about state authority, collective trauma, and the unyielding spirit of resistance in the Egyptian South.
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