Yousri Abu El-Qassem Explores Egyptian Neighborhood Language in New Book

The Egyptian General Book Authority has released “Kalam Haretna” (“The Talk of Our Neighborhood”), a new book by journalist and writer Yousri Abu El-Qassem.

The book documents the vocabulary of the Egyptian hara, the traditional neighborhood whose everyday language forms the focus of the work.

Abu El-Qassem turns his attention to the words used in this local setting, making neighborhood speech the subject of his latest publication.

Its Arabic title, “Kalam Haretna,” reflects that focus on the language of everyday life in Egyptian neighborhoods.