Background
He was born in 1955 in Hihya in the Sharqiya Governorate, and studied journalism at Cairo University.
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Yusuf Rayya
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Cairo University.
Career
His first published book was a collection of short stories in 1985, followed by his first novel in 1989. He wrote over a dozen books including novels, children"s books and short story collections. His best known work is Wedding Night, published in 2002.
Abu Rayya served on the governing board of the Egyptian branch of Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association International.
He lent vocal support to the Syrian writer Haidar Haidar, who was the subject of a fatwa by clerics at First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Azhar University in 2000. Abu Rayya died of liver cancer in January 2009.
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Egyptian