An Egyptian novelist and storyteller, Mostafa Moussa crafts expansive, cross-continental narratives that bridge the ancient and the modern. His novel The Senegalese was shortlisted for the Sawiris Cultural Award (2016). His recent historical epic, Circles of the Blind (Dawa’er Al-Omyan), published by Hachette Antoine, is a structural triumph that spans from the 14th-century Mansa Empire to the contemporary threat of ISIS. The novel meticulously traces the historical caravans and intellectual legacies connecting Egypt, Morocco, and Mali, using a sprawling cast to dissect the enduring nature of violence, religious extremism, and the survival of African-Arab heritage.