Books

As translator and novelist Elliott Colla writes, Samih al-Qasim — who died on Tuesday — was identified primarily a poet. But he was also an essayist, a memoirist, ……Read More

A few weeks ago, Nancy Linthicum and Michele Henjum announced the launch of CairoBookStop, a site that aims to assist scholars, book lovers, book buyers, book makers, and book ……Read More

I don’t like you, deathBut I’m not afraid of youAnd I know that my body is your bedAnd my spirit is your bed coverI know ……Read More

Over at Mada Masr, Hadil Ghoneim has penned a fascinating short piece, trans. Amira Elmasry, about her impressions of US high school students reading and discussing Naguib ……Read More

The University of Iowa’s International Writing Program (IWP) residency —  the world’s oldest and largest multinational writing residency — will host another thirty to thirty-five ……Read More

Gaza-based Theatre for Everybody and London-based Az Theatre are co-creating and co-producing “War and Peace in Gaza and London,” set for a Rich Mix debut at 4 p.m. on September 14: ……Read More