Immigration
Party of the (Would-Be) Working American?
The 2014 election season has shown that a stance of putting our fellow countrymen first by reducing legal immigration toward traditional levels is a welcome ……Read More
Lifestyle
Books
Dubai Opens International Writers’ Centre
Last Monday, the Emirates Literature Foundation launched the Dubai International Writers’ Centre (DIWC) to “support aspiring writers and host inspiring literary events”: Photo credit: DIWC. The ……Read More
Books
All-new Serialized, Satirical, Sci Fi Comic Has Its Own Answer to ‘Where Is Egypt Headed?’
Today marks the launch of Sherif Adel’s “Foot 3aleyna Bokra” (“Pass By Tomorrow”), an all-new satirical SF comic that will be published on the first ……Read More
Books
Tunisian Poet and Essayist Abdelwahab Meddeb, 1946-2014
Tunisian poet and essayist Abdelwahab Meddeb died in Paris on November 5: According to Le Monde, Meddeb died on lung cancer. Born in Tunis in 1946, he was a ……Read More
Books
Launch of Suad Amiry’s Latest: ‘Golda Slept Her
Yesterday in Jerusalem, Palestinian author Suad Amiry launched her latest book, Golda Slept Here, just released by Bloomsbury: Although the book was released earlier by the ……Read More
Books
Photos and Award Winners from Sharjah International Book Fair’s Opening Day
The 33rd annual Sharjah International Book Fair opened yesterday with the announcement of the winners of the highly anticipated Etisalat Prize for Arabic Children’s Literatre ……Read More