Egypt’s leading bookstore, Diwan, launched its long awaited site featuring all of its products from books, music, DVDs, children’s section, and stationery through a searchable catalogue with online ordering and buying options.

The site has been developed by OpenCraft based on Drupal and included many custom-developed modules to integrate with Diwan’s retail management system backend, to fine-tune its mailing list of 10,000+ subscribers, and to allow for cross-language searching via transliteration. Additional site features include product reviews and ratings, online book clubs, and discussion forums for a more interactive experience. Diwan’s site is designed to become the leading bi-lingual portal for literary and artistic resources in Egypt and the region.