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Poetry at ‘Hibr’ in London: ‘The Sea Cast Up Its Shells’

February 23, 2018 M. Lynx Qualey 0

At the beginning of this month, the Goldsmiths English PEN society hosted Hibr, or ‘Ink’: a festival of and about Arabic poetry: By Sophia Brown ……Read More

Amjad Nasser’s ‘Here is the Rose’: ‘We Can No Longer Tell Tragedy from Farce

February 22, 2018 M. Lynx Qualey 0

Amjad Nasser’s Here is the Rose didn’t make the 2018 International Prize for Arabic Fiction shortlist yesterday, although reviewer Ibtihal Mahmood thought the book was worthy ……Read More

Faris Adnon The Kite Maker

February 20, 2018 M. Lynx Qualey 0

Iraqi author Faris Adnon, who now lives in the US, has translated his short story about kite-making, childhood, and power: The Kite Maker By Faris ……Read More

Poet Lena Khalaf Tuffaha on Her Relationship Status with English: ‘It’s Complicated’

February 15, 2018 M. Lynx Qualey 0

Lena Khalaf Tuffaha, translator and poet, author of the 2017 collection Water & Salt, talked about her poetry, translating from Arabic, and her community of poets: You ……Read More

For Valentine’s Day: The Many Loves of Nizar Qabbani

February 14, 2018 M. Lynx Qualey 0

For Valentine’s Day, we bring you two new translations of love poems by Syrian poet Nizar Qabbani: By Rachel Schine Artwork by Molly Crabapple, used ……Read More

The Best Feminist Books To Spark Your Awakening

February 13, 2018 Robert Mull 0

So, you want to be a feminist? You’ve come to the right place. There’s no better way to get educated, get angry, get inspired, and ……Read More