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Azher Jirjees Writing an Iraqi Postman in Norway
Iraqi author Azher Jirjees was born in Baghdad and began working as a journalist in 2003. In 2005, his life took a sharp turn when ……Read More
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A New Graphic-novel Adaptation of Mohamed Choukri’s ‘For Bread Alone’
A graphic-novel adaptation of Mohamed Choukri’s iconic For Bread Alone — by Moroccan comics artist Abdelaziz Mouride (1949-2013) is finally coming to print: By Olivia Snaije It ……Read More
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An Unusual Visitor by Ahmed Salah Al Mahdi
Ahmed Salah Al-Mahdi — translator and author of both science fiction (Malaaz) and young-adult (Reem) works — recently won the Egyptian Society of Science Fiction Award for his story ……Read More
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On How to Translate ‘Poetry is the Diwan of the Arabs’
A couple days ago, as I was Englishing an interview with an author, I asked the brave souls of Twitter whether there was a good way to ……Read More
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The Intersections of Poetry and Politics in Saudi Arabia
Poetry plays an important, although sometimes contested, role in public speech in contemporary Saudi Arabia: By ArabLit Contributor On December 24, the Saudi public prosecutor ……Read More
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Nobel Archives Tawfiq al-Hakim Was Up for 1969 Prize
The Nobel Prize for Literature keeps their archives sealed for 50 years. The Complete Review reports that the 1969 archives are now in the public ……Read More