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An Excerpt of Sherif Abdel Samad’s ‘Chekhov and the Lady with the Chihuahua’
Sherif Abdel Samad’s تشيخوف و السيدة صاحبة الشيواوا was published last year by Kotob Khan Books. An excerpt of the novel — set around Anton Chekhov’s ……Read More
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Award-winning Film ‘You Will Die at Twenty,’ Based on Hammour Ziada Story
Sudanese director Amjad Abu Alala won the Luigi de Laurentiis Award for Best Debut Feature at the Venice International Film Festival this past weekend, for his ……Read More
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Ahmed Salah al-Mahdi’s ‘The Enchanted Treasure’
Children’s book author, critic, and translator Ahmed Al-Mahdi writes — among other places — for Egypt’s Fares magazine. Yesterday, we had a conversation with al-Mahdi on the ……Read More
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Between Green and Blue: A Conversation with Abdallah Zrika
Tomorrow, we’ll officially launch the new ArabLit Quarterly: Summer 2019, The Sea. Today, a piece from the Winter/Spring issue: Ali Abdeddine and Shireen Hamza in conversation ……Read More
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The Ruins of the Future: Speculative Fiction in Arabic
On July 12, 2019 at SOAS, scholars hosted a discussion around Arabic Science Fiction, attempting to shift the discussion from chest-beating over the supposed lack ……Read More
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Special Excerpt: ‘Voyage of the Cranes in the Cities of Agate’
Saudi Novelist Omaima Al-Khamis’ Voyage of the Cranes in the Cities of Agate was winner of the 2018 Naguib Mahfouz Medal and also longlisted for the 2019 ……Read More