Metro has been labeled as the first Arabic graphic novel, but that does not mean that there are no books for previous comic books for adults, such as the Mohammad Muhammad denunciation works. The book, which portrays the corruption of those years, was quickly banned by the censorship of the Mubarak government. Translated into several languages, Shafee was, moreover, the promoter of the magazine Doshma and is currently working for the dissemination of the ninth Egyptian art with initiatives such as the Cairo Comic Festival.