Books
Friday Finds: Five Omani Writers
This month’s issue of Words Without Borders, guest-edited by Ghayde Ghraowi and Ahd Niazy write, brings together five Omani writers: Only one of the authors is well-known ……Read More
Lifestyle
Shopping
Why Everyone Needs A “Mom” Bag In Their Arsenal
You remember the bag. It sat in the car between the driver and passenger seat, always by your mom’s side as she chauffeured you to ……Read More
Books
Libyan Novelist Ahmed Fagih, 76
Libyan novelist Ahmed Fagih (1942-2019), best-known for his twelve-volume historical epic Maps of the Soul, died Tuesday at a hospital in Cairo: Fagih was, along with Ibrahim ……Read More
Books
Egyptian Publisher Khaled Lutfi Awarded 2019 IPA Prix Voltaire
The International Publishers Association announced today that the 2019 Prix Voltaire, which “supports defenders of freedom to publish,” will go to imprisoned Egyptian publisher Khaled ……Read More
Daily Life
31 Makeup Looks Anyone Can Copy In May
Back in 2016, Instagram added the "saved" section to every profile, and the beauty game was changed forever. Gone were the days of screenshotting a ……Read More
Books
Modern Arabic Literature in Greece
This introduction to Arabic literature in Greek translation, by scholar, translator and novelist Persa Koumoutsi, is part of a longer study in process; it’s followed ……Read More