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Palestinian Poet Dareen Tatour Reportedly Jailed, Prosecuted for Poem on Facebook
According to a post that appeared on the +972 blog, Palestinian poet Dareen Tatour has been charged with incitement to violence based on a poem she ……Read More
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Book review – Emraan Hashmi and Bilal Siddiqis The Kiss of Life
'Brilliant!' This is what I ended up exclaiming mid-way through reading 'The Kiss of Life'. How could someone pen down a 180 odd page book ……Read More
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Syrian Novelist Khaled Khalifa: ‘I Have Always Wondered About the Ability of Some Writers To Remain Silent’
Syrian novelist Khaled Khalifa — twice shortlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction, winner of the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature — has been ……Read More
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Book review – Rauf Ahmeds Shammi Kapoor – The Game Changer
The cover doesn't say much. Though those involved in putting together the book may have believed that Shammi Kapoor was looking all debonair on the ……Read More
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Book Review: Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare
I am a huge fan of books. I’ve read thousands of books, but only a few authors managed to touch my heart and soul; I’m pleased to ……Read More
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Under Siege in Damascus, A Book Becomes A Person’s Best Friend
The BBC recently published an interview with an activist-librarian working in the suburbs of Damascus, identified only as Ahmed: The BBC reporter asked “Ahmed” why — when ……Read More