Books

This month, Words Without Borders has a special feature on Moroccan literature, curated by Emma Ramadan and translated from the French, (Modern Standard) Arabic, Darija, and ……Read More

Neerja is indeed one lady who is being most talked about this year. Even though almost three decades have passed by since she met with ……Read More

Food writer, translator, and scholar Anny Gaul explores the history of — and makes — sharkasiyya, a dish important in Mahfouz’s Palace Walk: By Anny Gaul ……Read More

Samah Selim is one of two translators who has won both the Arkansas and Banipal translation prizes. Rachael Daum talked with her about her rules ……Read More

The Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here DC 2016 festival rolls on, with a poetry readings by Hala Alyan and DC-area Arab-American poets forthcoming February 20 and 21. ……Read More

Today in NYC, poet and Dar al-Ma’mûn co-director Omar Berrada will give a talk about Ahmed Bouanani (1938-2011), author behind the cult classic L’hôpital and groundbreaking film Mirage. Despite ……Read More