Books

In the last months, a number of previously unknown works by Egyptian Nobel literature laureate Naguib Mahfouz have been coming to light: Mahfouz was generally ……Read More

The 2019 ArabLit Story Prize will open to submissions on March 15, 2019. Today, we announce this year’s three judges: The crowdfunded prize named its ……Read More

On March 4, 2019, The Poetry Cafe will host a five-part event focusing on poetry by four jailed writers — Ahmed Mansoor, Ashraf Fayadh, Galal El-Behairy, ……Read More

As instigated by award-winning bilingual author Hadil Ghoneim — who currently lives in the US — ArabLit is interviewing scholars, critics, and translators, and other ……Read More

Multilingual Lebanese poet, painter, and prose-artist Etel Adnan was born on February 24, 1925, in Beirut. This is her ninety-fourth birthday: As philosopher, poet, and ……Read More