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Book review – Ram Gopal Varmas Guns and Thighs – The Story of My Life
I was supremely excited on knowing that Ram Gopal Varma has penned a story of his life (though not necessarily an autobiography) with a title ……Read More
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Book review – Fawzan Husains The Silver Screen and Beyond
I have been a huge fan of picture books. The last memorable hard cover book that had pictures/posters making it really vibrant, exciting and of ……Read More
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Ground-breaking Middle Eastern Comics Anthology Launches; Proceeds to Support Samandal
After more than five years in development, the Muqtatafat anthology, which brings together the varied work of fifteen comics artists from across the Middle East, is ready: As ……Read More
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Poet Ashraf Fayadh’s Appeal Filed; Worldwide Reading to Protest His Death Sentence Jan 14
The international literature festival Berlin (ilb) is calling on “all individuals, institutions, schools and media outlets that care about justice and freedom to participate in ……Read More
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5 Poems by Ashjan al-Hendi and Other Ups and Downs from the 2015 Jeddah Book Fair
The international headline from this year’s Jeddah Book Fair has been a video of one of Saudi’s leading poets, Ashjan al-Hendi (@AshjanHendi), being verbally harrassed: Al-Hendi, the ……Read More
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The Ideal Text for Showing the Importance of Poetry in Ninth-century Baghdad
Beatrice Gruendler, editor-translator of Abū Bakr al-Ṣūlī’s The Life and Times of Abū Tammām (2015), is Professor of Arabic at Freie Universität Berlin. Her books ……Read More