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Five poems from Saudi Arabia by Ali Al Hazmi: loss, desire, exile, the sea as memory and threat. A street through a wall — powerful contemporary Arabic poetry in translation...
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“Life is already difficult enough.” Egpytian author Ahmed Abdel Moneim Ramadan on absurdity, fantasy, writing under pressure, and why literature can never fully escape reality...
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President Joseph Aoun congratulated Professor Charbel Dagher on winning the "Arab Talents 2025" award in literature and arts, recognizing his significant contributions to Arab literature and ongoing literary achievements.
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The Arabic original was published last year, and now Iman Humaydan’s ‘Chansons pour les ténèbres’ has finally been published in French by Verticales/Gallimard. If you need a recommendation, please read our review by Samir El-Youssef.
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Congratulations to Amr Kamal on being shortlisted for the 2025 First Book Prize from the Modernist Studies Association for EMPORIALISM: DEPARTMENT STORE FICTIONS AND THE POLITICS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN!
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This month's short story comes from Qatar and was written by Huda al-Naimi. It explores the themes of love, loss, and the unpredictable power of poetry...
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Does exile only bring losses? According to an essay by gynaecologist and writer Najat Abdul Samad, this does not appear to be the case...
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In a nuanced essay, the Algerian writer Ghizlan Touati reflects on the Arab Booker Prize and why only two women have won it over the years. The answer is as complex as it is sobering...
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Today's short story comes from Tunisia and is written by Hassan Marzougui, who takes a humorous look at the power of the spoken and written word and how old traditions can be reused to shape the truth...
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In a personal essay, the Egyptian writer, journalist and filmmaker Alaa Hassanien, who lives in France, describes her painful longing for a city that has disappeared from her life...
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In a personal essay, the Syrian poet, writer and journalist Manahel Alsahoui writes about her double identity with a pseudonym under the rule of Assad...
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Breaking into a literary sphere dominated by established names is difficult.
Our #MCJN member from #Lebanon and author for Al Majalla, Joudy El-Asmar, speaks with several new authors from the Arab world about their experiences.
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"Dusk" brings together fragmented poetic worlds and gives them voice in three languages...
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Our third short story of the month comes from Laila Abdullah from Oman and asks important political questions...
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It’s sad when it takes an obit to make one discover a new favorite artist or writer. Am reading and loving “The Arabian Nights: a companion” by Robert Irwin based on @forteantimes.bsky.social obituary last issue. Can’t wait to read more by him.
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