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Laws Emanate from the White House Now

December 7, 2014 Sara 0

Obama’s speech announcing his immigration diktat was the usual pabulum: “our immigration system is broken,” can’t let illegals “remain in the shadows,” “commonsense middle-ground approach,” blah, ……Read More

Muhsin al-Ramli: ‘After Finishing the Novel, I Changed Completely’

December 7, 2014 Sara 0

Alexandra Atiya talks with Iraqi novelist Muhsin al-Ramli about his Dates on My Fingers, trans. Luke Leafgren (2014), a novel that began in the wake of destruction: Alexandra Atiya: ……Read More

Dates on My Fingers’: Exploring and Challenging Traditional Masculinities

December 7, 2014 Sara 0

Reviewer Alexandra Atiya found a challenge to received ideas of masculinity in Iraqi novelist Muhsin al-Ramli’s Dates on My Fingers (2014), translated by Luke Leafgren. Tomorrow, a Q&A about ……Read More

Why Not Use This Sense of Humor in an Artistic Work?

December 7, 2014 Sara 0

Egyptian novelist Nael Eltoukhy, author of the grittily witty Women of Karantina, recently appeared at a launch event for the English translation of his novel: Among other ……Read More

Teaching Syrian Stories: Between Understanding and Empathy

December 6, 2014 Sara 0

Washington University in St. Louis professor Anne-Marie McManus has been teaching a semester on Syrian narratives, and shares what she’s learned in the process: ArabLit: First, ……Read More

Most visited Religious places in Pakistan

December 6, 2014 Afsheen Shafiq 0

Pakistan has always been known for its tourism and a commendable heritage that attracts tourists from far and wide, not only the historical sites but our religious ……Read More