Editing Naguib Mahfouz (section)

== Legacy ==
Mahfouz's legacy is considered a cornerstone of Modern Egyptian culture, his books are republished all the time,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-31 |title=53rd Cairo International Book Fair presents complete works of late international writer Naguib Mahfouz at competitive price |url=https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/112401/53rd-Cairo-International-Book-Fair-presents-complete-works-of-late |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=EgyptToday}}</ref> Cairo International Book Fair celebrated Mahfouz more than once.<ref>{{Cite web |last=DNE |date=2011-01-28 |title=Cairo International Book Fair to honor China, Naguib Mahfouz |url=https://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2011/01/28/cairo-international-book-fair-to-honor-china-naguib-mahfouz/ |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=Dailynewsegypt |language=en-US}}</ref> 

His books keep getting adapted into films and TV series in Egypt or internationally,<ref>{{Cite web |last=naira |title=Afrah al-Qobba: A spectacle of disappointment |url=https://www.madamasr.com/en/2016/07/18/feature/culture/afrah-al-qobba-a-spectacle-of-disappointment/ |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=Mada Masr |language=en-US}}</ref> such as Mexican adaptation of [[Midaq Alley (film)|Midaq Alley]] starring Salma Hayek in 1995, and Egyptian TV series Afrah AlQoba,<ref>{{Citation |title=Afrah AlQoba |date=2016-06-06 |type=Crime, Drama, Music |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5908376/?ref_=nm_flmg_job_1_cdt_t_3 |access-date=2025-01-05 |others=Saba Mubarak, Eyad Nassar, Jamal Soliman |publisher=Al Shorouk for Media Productions, JWT, Spinoza Productions}}</ref> Bayn El Samaa Wa El Ard<ref>{{Citation |title=Bayn El Samaa Wa El Ard |date=2021-04-13 |type=Drama |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14544758/?ref_=nm_flmg_job_1_cdt_t_1 |access-date=2025-01-05 |others=Nada Musa, Bayoumi Fouad, Sawsan Badr |publisher=Synergy Films}}</ref> and Hadith Alsabah wa Almassaa<ref>{{Citation |title=Hadith Alsabah wa Almassaa |date=2001-11-15 |type=Drama, Fantasy |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3271318/?ref_=nm_flmg_job_1_cdt_t_7 |access-date=2025-01-05 |others=Dalal Abdulaziz, Salwa Khattab, Ahmed Zaher |publisher=Adl Group}}</ref> among others. 

In 2019, Egyptian Ministry of Culture opened '''Naguib Mahfouz museum''' located in Old Cairo, near [[Wikala of al-Ghuri]], Muzz Street and [[Al-Azhar Mosque|Azhar mosque]], where most of Mahfouz novels take place, the museum have different collectibles from Mahfouz's life such as his hat, desk, photographs and his awards including Nobel Medal.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-07-15 |title=Egypt Opens Museum Commemorating Nobel Laureate Naguib Mahfouz |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/arts-culture_egypt-opens-museum-commemorating-nobel-laureate-naguib-mahfouz/6171903.html |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=Voice of America |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-08-31 |title=Naguib Mahfouz Museum: A cultural icon in the heart of Cairo that commemorates the Nobel laureate |url=https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/107402/Naguib-Mahfouz-Museum-A-cultural-icon-in-the-heart-of |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=EgyptToday}}</ref>

In 2021, Egyptian actor [[Ahmed Helmy]] announced that he's working on a biographical TV series about Mahfouz's life, Starring Helmy as Mahfouz and written by Abdelreheem Kamal. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-01-09 |title=Egypt's superstar Ahmed Helmy to embody iconic Naguib Mahfouz role in TV series |url=https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/96240/Egypt%E2%80%99s-superstar-Ahmed-Helmy-to-embody-iconic-Naguib-Mahfouz-role |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=EgyptToday}}</ref>