Sonallah Ibrahim, The Egyptian Novelist Who Captured History The great Egyptian writer Sonallah Ibrahim passed away earlier this month. Several years ago, we discussed his novel Warda – the story of a female fighter in the 1960s and 70s Dhofar rebellion in Oman...

Remembering Sonallah Ibrahim (August 1937 – August 2025), The Egyptian Novelist Who Captured History:

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BULAQ | بولاق Podcast in Bücher · Zweimonatlich · BULAQ is a book-centric podcast co-hosted by Ursula Lindsey (in Amman, Jordan) and M Lynx Qualey (in Rabat, Morocco). It focuses on Arabic literature in translation...

The latest on BULAQ: a talk with Jonas Elbousty about the iconic and brutally honest Moroccan writer Mohamed Choukri.

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The Literary Translation Workshop Series in Gaza, brainchild of Batool Abu Akleen, started today. ❤️

Don't miss this episode with Batool, an incredible poet, translator, & organizer:

I cannot recommend the ArabLit back issues enough. They are gorgeously produced and amazing reads!

Batool Abu Akleen — Tenement Press Gaza, the Old Town (circa 1862), Albumen Print, ℅ the Library of Congress. ٤٨ كغم /  48kg. Batool Abu Akleen Translated from the...

Also: Pre-order her collection, coming in June, from Tenement Press. tenementpress.com/Batool-Abu-A...

Don't miss our latest episode with the incredible young Palestinian poet Batool Abu Akleen, speaking to us about her poetry collection "48kg" from Gaza.

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So sorry to hear about the end of the Kerning Cultures podcasts; they did great work. Hope some of their team start up new podcast projects...