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"Al-Adab" means literature in Arabic, a fitting name for a Lebanese monthly magazine that has been in existence for the last 50 years. Unfortunately, those living in Egypt will find it difficult to read this month's edition as its been banned there.
Egypt has banned the November edition of the magazine, apparently because it carries a 67-page cover story on Egyptian censorship in the fields of literature, media and cinema. By ZEINA KARAM, Associated Press Writer
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here. Or check out the magazine (if you read Arabic) here