About the author (whom I call the "Egyptian Graham Hancock"): Anis Mansour was born in the city of Mansoura, Egypt, in 1924. He memorized the Holy Quran at the age of nine, then joined Cairo University where he studied philosophy and graduated in 1947. He was appointed lecturer in modern philosophy at the Faculty of Arts, but he soon left teaching to devote himself to journalism. He worked for "Rose al-Yusuf" magazine, then became editor-in-chief of "Sabah al-Khair" magazine, and wrote his ar...