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The Journey of Hyenas (2013) by Egyptian writer Soheir al-Musadafah, sets the a story of a woman’s seventh-century slavery against the present day: By Aisha Khalil ……Read More

Today in Cairo, the Egyptian Ministry of Culture will celebrate the 80th birthday of Egyptian novelist Bahaa Taher — the inaugural winner of the International Prize ……Read More

This February, Kuwaiti author Mai al-Nakib will be giving talks and readings across the U.S. from her debut short-story collection, The Hidden Light of Objects: Al-Nakib’s collection ……Read More

The Emirates is expanding its interest in books and writing yet further with the establishment of the Dubai International Writers’ Centre. Mohga Hassib visited: By Mohga Hassib ……Read More

Iraqi novelist, poet, and translator Sinan has won the Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation for bringing his own novel, The Corpse Washer, into English: The ……Read More

Andrew Leber writes that getting to the Doha International Book Fair this year was quite a challenge. As one bookseller asked, “Is anyone going to walk five ……Read More