The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Liberty (FNF) in cooperation with Mahrousa Publishing House is starting a new series of books in the Arabic language entitled "Liberal Publications". The first book in this series is "Liberalism and the Egyptian Society: Crisis and Evidence" written by well-known Egyptian liberal scholar Dr. Rifaat Lakkoushha.

This book will be presented to the public on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at 19:00 o’clock in the evening at the Goethe Institute in downtown Cairo. The main speaker at the event will be Prof. Dr. Ali Eldin Hilal who will introduce the book and share his comments. The author will then make additional remarks.

FNF is planning to publish further liberal books in the Arabic language in the future. Next in line is a book on the role of women in society. "Much of the liberal literature in the market today in the Arabic language is either outdated or written by foreigners", says FNF’s Regional Director Dr. Ronald Meinardus. The Foundation’s new book series aims at strengthening Arab liberal voices in the public sphere, he added.