Naguib Mahfouz, the only Arab writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, died in Cairo at age 94 on Wednesday. Mahfouz won the prize in 1988 for his work depicting Egyptian life. He was considered a moderate who worked for religious tolerance.
Egyptian Nobel Laureate Dies
Posted By The Media Line Staff On In Mideast Daily NewsNaguib Mahfouz, the only Arab writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, died in Cairo at age 94 on Wednesday. Mahfouz won the prize in 1988 for his work depicting Egyptian life. He was considered a moderate who worked for religious tolerance.